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

How can you get your child started if they're totally stumped? All it takes is a solid plan, man. Here's how to get started.

Labor Day is the perfect time to celebrate our postal workers. Have your kid write a thank you note to your local post office to show his appreciation.

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.

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 a fun activity that will help your child learn to cut on a line, practice fine motor control, and create a beautiful garland, too.

Let your child play with scissors! Put them to work, creating a book that will keep them busy, and help them practice their letters, too.

Let your child catch you making deliberate errors in this silly game that promotes serious learning about punctuation.

Here's a household scavenger hunt that shows kids the natural sources behind everyday objects...and builds reading skills, too!