Help your kid get a handle on punctuation by challenging her to create a story that's truly out of this world.

With nothing more than a flat open space and some lively kids, you can reinforce key concepts of punctuation while having lots of healthy laughs.

Put your kid to the test and have him compare and contrast elements in a narrative text by identifying how characters and situations are alike and different.

This reading comprehension activity teaches children reading in reverse: how would you teach an alien to use a zipper?

Communicating using the written word doesn't have to be tough! It can be as simple and fun as composing a comic strip.

Knowing your antonyms from your synonyms is an important part of the second grade writing curriculum, and is a real boon for vocabulary.

Make a textured name plate to hang on your preschooler's door!

Childhood summers are magical, full of splashy fun and relaxing afternoons. Preserving those memories should be special as well.

Help your child with his decoding and early reading skills in this fun game where you follow a spider web to find your treasure!

This game will help build your child's word bank as she competes with family members for the "Word of the Day" champion title.

This fall-themed drawing game is a great way to introduce your kid to some of the important symbols of the fall season.

Talk about ice cream while helping your 4th grader work on crucial punctuation skills.

Here's an adorable kindergarten refrigerator magnet that celebrates the glories of the letter "B" and benefits your early reader.

Help your preschooler celebrate his big day by crafting a special, sparkly diploma frame to celebrate his achievement!

Here's a fun activity to reinforce simple short and long vowel words for your first grader.

This season, your child will make his very own candy cane decoration. He can make a bunch and put them all around your home!

Looking for a way to make vocab practice a little more engaging? This easy twist on the classic game is a great way to build your child's vocabulary.

Here's a hilarious alternative to those sugary conversation hearts...and a way to keep building first grade literacy skills while you're at it!

Here is a fun at-home physical activity that encourages movement while also working on literacy or math skills!

For Read Across America Day, challenge your first grader to come up with a story using magnetic words inspired by "Green Eggs and Ham" by Dr. Seuss.

Looking for Father's Day inspiration? Make him a "card" he can wear...and build up your kindergartener's reading skills while you're at it.

Want to do something a little different for Dad this year? Have your child design his very own Father's Day "Greatest Hits CD" card.

The objective of this science fair project is to determine whether drawing with the right side or the left side of your brain will produce a better picture.

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

Kids can turn a favorite fairy tale into a rebus puzzle by replacing the nouns in the story with pictures that they draw themselves.

Transform your home into a theater with this fun Fall Family Theater Night activity! Invite the family to gather together to practice reading a fun fall-themed story in the format of a play.

Help your child make his very own stationery, then take the opportunity to teach him how to write a letter!

Build second and third grade writing skills by using pictures to help kids "see" how to use details in their stories.

In this activity, your first grader will practice calendar skills, observe the weather and learns to read calendar words. Here's how to get started:

Tell your child you want to work on kindergarten readiness skills and she's not likely to jump up and clap. But turn it into a game and it's a different story.