Make a Vancouver 2010 Postcard
What's the first thing an Olympic athlete does after arriving in Vancouver? Send a postcard to the folks back home, of course! Here's how to make your own.
Make a Progress Portfolio
To help your child turn a critical eye to his own school performance, and motivate him to take responsibility for tackling his academic challenges, make a progress portfolio!
You're on the Air! Write a Commercial
By strengthening their oral communication skills, students become confident speakers, whether they are speaking one-on-one or to an audience. Here's a great activity that will bring out the performer in your child!
Write a Thank You Note
After the party and presents, there's just one more thing for your child to do: thank you notes. A healthy show of gratitude is a great way to make a good impression!
Send a Phoneme Postcard
Even in first grade, spelling can seem awfully complicated, so teaching your child some spelling strategies and patterns can really help him improve. In this activity, give your child the opportunity to get some spelling practice in while creating a wacky postcard at the same time.
Write Pen Pal Postcards
First graders need to read, read, read and write, write, write! Here is a way to cover both, and keep in touch with a faraway friend or relative while you're at it.
Play the Santa "Clause" Game
Want to give your child some writing practice over the holidays? This holiday-themed writing activity will have your child matching Christmas clauses!
Use Adjectives to Craft Season Shapes!
Get your child writing with this fun art activity! It's important for your second grader to practice writing paragraphs and her hone her grammar skills. In this activity, she'll do both as she uses adjectives to describe the four seasons on the back of four beautiful "season shapes"!
Who is Santa Claus? An Adjective Activity
Are you looking for an exciting way to help your child learn the parts of speech? Start with adjectives and have your child describe Santa Claus!
Create a Family Movie Guide
Two thumbs up or none at all? If your fourth grader is like most movie-going kids, you don't need to wait for the Academy Awards to hear the Critics' Choices. Here's a way to help improve her writing skills while encouraging her love of films.
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