Common Core Activities : Page 2

Here's a fun activity to show your child how to use prefixes and root words to "root out" the meaning of a word!

This fill-in-the-blanks game is a little like Mad Libs, but for emerging writers. Get ready for some silly sentences!

Play this fun basketball game to help your third grader master their multiplication tables.

Honor the spirit of the Civil Rights Movement by interviewing someone in your community who lived it.

Children will read a book, then retell the story with pictures they have painted on stones.

Simple and straightforward, this money math game helps kids practice counting, adding change, and working with decimals.

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!

This alphabet hunt is pure pirate-loving fun. And it gives kids practice in learning to recognize letters and sounds-- a key skill for reading readiness.

Time is an abstract concept that's difficult to grasp. But waiting for the turkey to come out of the oven on Thanksgiving is a concretely yummy experience.

This activity is a great way to engage learners in Earth Day celebrations while cultivating skills around nonfiction comprehension and research writing.

Give your child some hands-on experience mixing autumn colors. All you need is a large piece of white paper and tempera paint.

You've probably played the game "I Spy." It's perfect for long car rides. But with a little tweaking, the game can also help kids practice syllables.

Children take inspiration from Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai to write their own blog listicle on a topic of their choosing.

Help your child put a new spin on her favorite myth by turning it into a mad lib! Guaranteed to bring the giggles, this fun activity also packs in the learning.

Cornucopia still life painting is a great activity for your young artist to look at light and shadow, textures and composition in creating art at Thanksgiving!

This game is the perfect way to prepare your child for any shopping adventures you may embark upon, all while practicing important math concepts.

Merge the excitement of basketball tournaments with students’ excitement about books! This activity gives kids a chance to read and form opinions about the books.

Here's a pumpkin nut bread recipe that makes for a wonderful project on a crisp autumn afternoon.

Send your child on an online hunt where he will practice working with search engines and use his reading comprehension skills to find specific information.

The alphabet is a big learning milestone for most kids. Help your child learn alphabetical order by making a food list in this fun Thanksgiving activity.

This fun activity encourages your child to develop their skills in not only taking measurements, but also in working with the measurements themselves.

This fun and easy project is the perfect way to help your first grader remember who's who, practice her handwriting, and help decorate for Thanksgiving.

Here's a fun holiday activity that will have you and your child singing, laughing, and using a thesaurus!

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.

Engage your children with this fun fall activity that integrates math and science. First, your child will excavate to find leaves. Next, they'll examine them to determine the colors. Then, your child will graph their findings.

Help your child create an autumn poem full of colorful sensory details.

This Thanksgiving cornucopia activity will give you a nice homemade table decoration and will give your child a festive reason to read, write, and be thankful.

Learning to count can be pretty tough. Have your child play this game with you or a friend and watch her quickly become a master counter.

Is your precocious third grader a Shakespeare in the making? Challenge her growing vocabulary with a group game that rewards her wordy ways