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Make an "I'm NOT Bored" book filled with your child's favorite activities, to reference the next time she has the urge to declare, "I'm bored."

Go on a storytelling adventure using your kindergartenerâs five favorite picture books.

In this design thinking activity, your child will choose an animal to research, learn about the animal’s habitat, and then replicate the animal's habitat using household items.

Greek mythology offers up some of the most epic tales ever. This Greek mythology tree activity introduces him to some of the main characters in Greek mythology.

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.

Children research and make a timeline of an inspiring woman in this biography activity.

In this activity, your students will research a favorite superhero and discuss which of their powers are real and not real. Your students will be able to complete a simple research chart and graphic organizer.

Looking for a unique arts and crafts activity that gives some writing practice? Help your child make her own back-to-school business cards!

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

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

Help your child navigate their own passion for reading with a bookmark that celebrates their favorite moments, allowing them to relive them again and again.

Celebrate the life and work of Dr. King by making a timeline of some major events during his life and the Civil Rights Movement.

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.

Help your kindergartener develop his sequencing skills in this activity that teaches him about a story's beginning, middle, and end.

Learn about the Bill of Rights this Presidents Day by playing a Pictionary-inspired drawing game. Players draw a right as others try to guess what it is.

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!

This activity will give pre-readers practice building a story. And it's silly fun, too!

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Help your kids put together a travel journal for your family's next vacation to get them reading, writing, and thinking about what's happening on the trip.

Are you looking for a new way to help your fourth grader celebrate New Year's Day? Try this Flash Back Book!

What exactly went on in a typical dinosaur family? Travel back to the Mesozoic Era and bring out your kid's creative side with this sequencing activity.

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

Take a beach ball, a marker, and a first grader. What do you get? An outdoor activity that works on reading comprehension, in the midst of a game of catch!

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!