This science fair project idea provide quantitative data about how well the use of ASL ( American Sign Language) works in communicating with babies.

Your fourth grader will get their mind working with this simple "Chanukah" anagram game. They will hone their language and spelling skills with this one!

Inspire a love for the written word by creating an illustrated nature poetry book with your kids.

Want to build your child's literary repertoire with tools like foreshadowing and description? Try a spooky Halloween story!

What happens after the prince and the princess get married? This writing activity allows your child to answer that question for herself.

Kids practice their writing composition skills as they cut and paste nutsy headlines from old newspapers and write silly articles to go with them.

If helping your child learn parts of speech makes you want to take a nap, try this exercise. It's a sure way to keep those creative juices flowing.

Mad Libs are fun, but they're even better when your fourth grader gets to make the story!

Your child can transform an everyday sight into a persuasive writing exercise by starting with the "product" she knows best: her family!

Determine if each hemisphere specializes in dealing with specific functions. Include illustrations of the brain, it hemispheres.

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.

Here's a fun activity that will help your child become familiar with both punctuation marks...by using pasta shapes!

In this writing activity, let your child reflect on the past and practice their writing skills and word usage as they create an "I Used to, Now I" poem.

Give your fourth grader a head start in poetry with a simile writing activity that guides him in crafting a cute poem about the beloved family pet.

Have a bookworm on your hands? They'll boost their spelling and problem solving skills with this Oulipo activity re-writing lyrics to beloved Christmas songs!

If you can make a list, you can write a poem! Get your child to practice their writing and expression with a list poem.

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.

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