Here's an activity that takes fourth grade reading and writing skills beyond the classroom to offer a warm welcome to a new neighbor.

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

Help your fourth grader make a homemade recipe book that's eye-catching, simple to construct and perfect for holding all of her favorite recipes!

Give your child a chance to review his knowledge of safety and show off his writing skills at the same time by writing a safety manual to share at home.

Creating a book is one thing, but creating a codex is a whole different ball game.

Send your child on a table of contents treasure hunt to help build basic research skills! Navigating a book is a skill that is sure to come in handy later on.

Making Dad a comic book is a great gift for Father's Day, and one that helps them work on fine motor skills, storytelling and handwriting.

Thanksgiving dinner can be filled with fun and memorable interactions between family members. This holiday, why not memorialize some of those details and events with a family poem? You can create a lasting memory in the form of a poem with contributions f

Build your kindergartener's reading comprehension by making a classic box of objects that invite them into the books you're reading together.

This project combines arts and crafts with writing, as your child writes a story and publishes it into a book made out of a paper bag!

Better than any store bought Father's Day card, this touching keepsake lets your child give Dad a peek into their relationship from her point of view.

Make a photo book to provide a reassuring guide for your child's first days and weeks of school.

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

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.

This goofy scramble book activity will bring laughs...but also some good, solid comprehension skills too!

Writing a book about a favorite trip can be fun, rewarding and a great way to practice organizational, thinking, and communication skills.

Here's a great activity to get your child using imagination and artistic skills to create a handmade vocabulary book, complete with illustrations!

Practice reading and writing by helping your first grader create a family recipe book!

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.

Get your child thinking about time with this art project, where you'll create a fun book on his daily routine.

As Mother's Day approaches, everyone's grateful! Let your third grader assemble this special book with words from the whole family.

Help your child keep track of his pledges to be more environmentally friendly with a calendar made entirely out of recycled and reused materials!

Use a digital camera and some simple drawing supplies to help your kindergartener make a personalized letter-sound book.

Children tap into their own imaginative storytelling skills by creating and writing a richly embellished folk tale about their favorite member of the animal kingdom.

Try this simple activity to stimulate some very complex thinking with your first grader to develop those all-important reading and comprehension skills.

Help your preschooler learn the Four Questions prior to the big night with a homemade book, complete with words and illustrations!

Help your fourth grader affirm her place in the family and in the march of recent history with this family album project.

Creating a family newspaper is a great way to teach your child the characteristics of a newspaper article, give him or her some excellent writing practice.

Strong writing engages all five senses, and this fabulous fall-themed simile activity is the perfect way to celebrate sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch.

Let your future scribe's imagination run wild! Children have a hard time understanding fact versus fiction, and writing a tall tale can help.