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Looking for a unique arts and crafts activity that gives some writing practice? Help your child make her own back-to-school business cards!

Help your preschooler craft her very own announcement to celebrate the special transition to "big kids" school!

Try this concrete, hands-on organization system and you can count on more efficient, less stressful evenings this school year.

Start the school year off on the right foot by treating your child's new teacher to a special heart-felt surprise!

To reach goals and gain accomplishments, you have to have a plan for success. This activity will help your child to create goals for the upcoming school year.

Who are the people young readers meet in their books? This reading activity will help your first grader build important comprehension skills.

Help your kindergartener develop his sequencing skills in this activity that teaches him about a story's beginning, middle, and end.

Try this delicious and nutritious recipe for Green Eggs and Ham, inspired by Dr. Seuss's classic story of Sam I Am.

Here's an activity to teach your fourth grader how to reflect on her past year and set specific, attainable goals to reach in the New Year.

Test your learner's knowledge of Barack Obama by challenging your child to complete a crossword puzzle about the President after reading a short biography.

Have your kid try his hand at mood charades. It's a great way to promote social development and hone reading comprehension skills, not to mention tons of fun!

Make an "I'm NOT Bored" book filled with your child's favorite activities, to reference the next time she has the urge to declare, "I'm bored."

Here's an easy project: create a homework helper bookmark so your fourth grader can write down assignments and mark the pages he needs to read.

Parents can help their children at home by using a dialogue journal to model good writing.

Sure, you can go out and buy a box of Valentine cards--but for a special message try this simple craft activity to make someone's day.

Introduce your child to the symbols of fall with this easy-to-make matching game that will hone observational skills and increase your kid's attention span.

Help your children practice their presentation skills by helping them create their very own show called "The Daily News."

Let your child step into the main character's shoes as they keep track of the setting, events, and names of characters in the story by keeping a journal.

Write to a deployed soldier to help your child practice reading, writing, and get a better understanding of what it means to serve our country.

Challenge your child to a word count war, and practice good note-taking skills at the same time!

Teach your child the art of the status update with this cutting-edge take on the old-fashioned book report: the social media book review!

Here's an wholesome arts and crafts activity for your kid: create awesome handmade apple note cards with just some paint and blank paper!

Everyone's heard of taking a dog for a walk. But how about an illustration? This activity teaches emerging readers to use pictures as context clues.

Here's an activity to help your first grader read and write, while staying in touch with a faraway friend or relative. Here's how: