Here's an enjoyable at-home activity that gives your child step-by-step practice identifying the important parts of an article and organizing his ideas.

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

If your child's paragraphs need to transition from out-of-order to organized and smooth, try this simple, real-life activity.

There are hundreds of properties in rocks which you can describe, so get your geology goggles on and get ready to rock your child's science skills.

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.

What are you the most thankful for? Challenge your kid to think about all the reasons he has to be thankful and make a turkey featuring one particular thing.

To help keep summer memories alive, have your fifth grader utilize their writing skills to create a summer book keepsake!

Kids love to hear about themselves. And reading about themselves is even better! This personal yearbook will let them record all their important facts.

This activity turns kids into word detectives - scouring their way through documents in search of their prey.

Representing the story in a visual way makes it easier for your child to compare the traits of various characters.

This third grade writing activity brings home the lesson: it's not only what you write that's important, but how you write it, too.

In this cooler-than-average writing activity, your child uses paint chips and words to write a story!

Help your first grader build sight word knowledge by creating a reading pointer and taking the family on a house-wide reading tour!

Here's a sweet gift you and your child can make together, sure to please the most finicky valentine.

Here's a creative and engaging activity to get your child on track with that pesky little line.

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

Any decent Halloween celebration isn't complete without a cat. Even though this cat has an arched back to look as if it's hissing, it's still cute!

Measure the effectiveness of detergent containing a UV-absorbing compound in blocking UV-A radiation. Use black light and UV detecting beads.

Help your child pick up spelling, alphabetical order, sight word practice, and reading fast with just simple clothespins and paint sticks.

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

Boost those first grade reading and writing skills with this sweet Mother's Day poem idea.

Practice writing skills and use imagination with this fun activity, where your child will write a story about what he thinks life would be like on a cloud.

Make a photo essay! This fun middle school photography activity makes creative writing come to life by turning words into pictures.

By incorporating natural materials and the powers of observation, your child will become a backyard naturalist while building early writing and drawing skills!

Is your child learning to write the alphabet correctly? In this "kinesthetic" activity, use movement and art to help your child with letter-writing.

Making a calendar is a great way for third graders to identify those words that are always capitalized. Here's how to get started.

These secret code activities are fun, and also provide fourth graders with great opportunities to practice language development and logical reasoning.

Challenge your first or second grade reader to make 100 words in this reading and spelling activity for the 100th Day of School.

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.

Challenge your first grader to wordsmith her way to victory with this puzzle! Who can find the most words in the letters of "Saint Patrick's Day"?