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What's a Zipper? A Writing Game

This reading comprehension activity teaches children reading in reverse: how would you teach an alien to use a zipper?

Make a Career Book!

Celebrate Labor Day with this fun activity. Show your child how to make a "career book" and explore the many jobs that people have, while practicing writing.

Backyard Field Guide

Combine your child's natural curiosity with his developing classification and writing skills by helping him create a backyard field guide.

Make a Family "Thankful Box"

This holiday season, help your third grader celebrate gifts--so often both cost-free and priceless--that the family has shared this year.

Special Broadcast: Happy Dad's Day!

Let your third grader newscaster practice presentation skills with this video "card" to celebrate Dad this Father's Day!

Write a Going Green Plan

Here's an authentic writing task that is perfect for Earth Day, or any day! In this activity, your child's pen becomes an instrument of planetary importance.

Make a City Guide For Kids!

Does your child know all the greatest kid-friendly places in town? Here's an activity that lets her create a cool city guide and work her writing chops, too!

When I Grow Up I Want To Be...

Make a poster with your child about what she wants to be when she grows up, while helping her practice her writing, researching, and artistic skills.

Create a Family How-to Guide

Help your third grader practice his writing skills and learn to operate household appliances like the washing machine or DVR with this Family How-to guide!

Mother's Day Cookbook

Design a special recipe book just for mom. Kid-made and packed with recipes for some of mom's favorite dishes, it's sure to be a hit on Mother's Day.

Create a Recipe to Practice Writing

With this activity, your third grader will get experience with informational writing, and your Thanksgiving guests will leave with a keepsake to cherish!

Write a Pet Sitter Guide

Give your third grader's reading and writing skills a stretch: have her create a Care Manual for your pet the next time your family goes away.

Make Your Own Seed Packets

Create homemade seed packets with your kids. This activity combines your kids' love of science and the outdoors with a little writing and drawing fun.

People have identification cards, why not pets? Make an ID card for your family pet, a fun activity that also gives your child some writing practice.

Gourmet S'mores

Boost creativity and writing skills by having your child come up with his own Gourmet S'mores recipe!

Make Your Own Passport

Get your little traveler ready for a âround-the-world adventure! Kids will get a geography lesson, writing practice and a great appreciation for traveling.

Portrait of a Soldier

Help your child learn more about the military by having him create a portrait of a soldier and write a short summary about why that soldier is important.

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