Go on a Citation Hunt
Want to help your child learn to find quotations from books and articles that will support an argument? Here's a fun game that will have him hustling to find quotes to back up written assertions.
Write a Whimsical Show Tune
Love makes people do funny things, like make mixed tapes or sing silly love songs. Kids can join in the fun by writing their very own love-themed show tunes.
Write a Safety Rules Manual
Give your child a chance to review his knowledge of safety and show off his developing writing skills at the same time by writing a safety manual to share at home.
Write a Letter to the President
Help your child practice professional letter writing and spark her interest in civic engagement and current events by encouraging her to write a letter to the President about an issue that concerns or interests her.
Take Notes to Win the Word Count War
If your child is still writing too much in his class notes, help him with this fun activity. Challenge your child to a word count war, and get in a screening of his favorite movie at the same time!
Play the Vocabulary Game
Play the Vocabulary Game to help your child develop a superb, admirable, excellent, magnificent, splendid vocabulary!
Have Fun with Romantic Idioms
The American lexicon is filled with similes, metaphors, and idioms about love. In this fun creative writing activity, your can child pick a few of his favorite love sayings to illustrate, and even come up with a few of his own.
Host a Founding Fathers Feast
Bring historical figures alive with this fun family activity! Your child will plan a founding fathers feast by researching historical figures and assigning each character to a dinner guest.
"See" the Alphabet with Your Body!
Is your kindergartner learning to write the alphabet? Help your child with letter writing and recognition in this "kinesthetic" activity that incorporates movement and art to aid learning.
Make a Personalized Recipe Book
This homemade recipe book is eye-catching, simple to construct, and perfect for holding all of the instructions to whip up her favorite foods.
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