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:

Here's an authentic writing task that is perfect for Earth Day, or any day! In this activity, your child's pen becomes an instrument of planetary importance.

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!

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.

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.

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.

What if your child couldn't see the pictures of a picture book? In this activity, she'll listen to a story without looking at the images, and create her own.

Paying attention to headers and subheaders is a great way to orient your child to the text they're tackling. Here's how:

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

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

Invite your first grader to create this "layers of love" keepsake for that special someone! It holds a sweet, personal message for the recipient.

Make these simple homemade New Year's gifts with your child this holiday season to give to friends and family, each with a special message inside.

Unleash your child's imagination by inviting them to create a tall tale set in their own hometown.

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

Here's an activity to help your child manage their nonfiction reading by focusing on the most important elements of what she's read.

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

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

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

Challenge your child to a word count war, and practice good note-taking skills at the same time!

Write to a deployed soldier to help your child practice reading, writing, and get a better understanding of what it means to serve our country.

Work on reading fluency with your child. This fun game will even engage her concentration skills without her knowing.

Strengthen your fourth grader's reading skills with this analytic "reader's theater" activity.

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

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

This writing activity will promote dialogue about racial segregation and its impact on African-Americans throughout history with your child.

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

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

A new twist on the game of charades will inspire your first grader to look at her favorite books in a whole new light.

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