Let your child step into the main character's shoes as they keep track of the setting, events, and names of characters in the story by keeping a journal.

In this real-world exercise about the Teal Pumpkin Project, your child will create a persuasive poster to spread the word about the project in the hopes of convincing people to offer non-food trinkets this Halloween season.

Here's a fun activity to show your child how to use prefixes and root words to "root out" the meaning of a word!

You've probably played the game "I Spy." It's perfect for long car rides. But with a little tweaking, the game can also help kids practice syllables.

Help your child create an autumn poem full of colorful sensory details.

Remember the classic card game, Go Fish? Here's a fun twist on it that will help your kid learn her the different parts of speech in a fun way!

In this parts of speech fall scavenger hunt, kids will search for all the hidden leaves, sort them into parts of speech categories, and then practice creating their own sentences using the words they find.

Work on homophones, words that sound the same, and spelling with this imaginative activity!

Create a prefix-suffix flip-book and help improve decoding skills and vocabulary.

Counting syllables can be tough. Help your kid get some practice on Valentine's Day with this simple game.

This flash card game will help your child memorize words while visually learning the differences between objects.

Here's a fun holiday activity that will have you and your child singing, laughing, and using a thesaurus!

Celebrate the fiery colors of fall with a charming tree and a pile of wordy leaves.

It doesnât take long for flashcard drills about prefixes and suffixes to get old. Turn the learning process into a treasure hunt with this fun activity!

Merge the excitement of basketball tournaments with students’ excitement about books! This activity gives kids a chance to read and form opinions about the books.

Help your child put a new spin on her favorite myth by turning it into a mad lib! Guaranteed to bring the giggles, this fun activity also packs in the learning.

Help your child make an imaginative scene come to life by making a diorama. Your child will be practicing three dimensional thinking and language arts skills.

For most second graders, a good secret code is just about irresistible. Here's one that builds math facts while you're at it!

Teach your child the art of the status update with this cutting-edge take on the old-fashioned book report: the social media book review!

This fill-in-the-blanks game is a little like Mad Libs, but for emerging writers. Get ready for some silly sentences!

This activity will inspire adults and kids alike to take time to explore the beauty in their community and discover the colors of fall while developing their descriptive and creative writing skills! 

Reinforce your child's measurement and problem solving skills this holiday season! This decadent bread pudding, dressed up with pumpkin and warm spices, is a holiday show-stopper.

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

Is your precocious third grader a Shakespeare in the making? Challenge her growing vocabulary with a group game that rewards her wordy ways

Make a story summary folder with your child to help develop reading comprehension and critical thinking skills.

Test your learner's knowledge of Barack Obama by challenging your child to complete a crossword puzzle about the President after reading a short biography.

Honor the spirit of the Civil Rights Movement by interviewing someone in your community who lived it.

Play a phonics scavenger hunt no matter where you are. This game will have your child sounding out words and finding letter sounds in the objects around them.

This alphabet hunt is pure pirate-loving fun. And it gives kids practice in learning to recognize letters and sounds-- a key skill for reading readiness.

Help your children practice their presentation skills by helping them create their very own show called "The Daily News."