Celebrate the new school year with a back to school poem!

Help your fourth or fifth grader design and write their own innovative greeting card by formulating a poem in the shape of their favorite object of choice.

Even the most reluctant beginning writers love to experiment with the "cliffhanger."

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

Give your third grader's reading and writing skills a stretch: have her create a Care Manual for your pet the next time your family goes away.

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

Recruit a grandparent, pen pal, or far-off friend and get ready to engage your child in some old-fashioned communication, with a new twist.

Foster a love of words in your little cupid this Valentine's Day by creating a memory game that doubles as an early reading activity.

Does your young writer need more details to beef up her writing? Why not make it fun by mixing in some creative artwork, and take her writing to the next level.

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!

Incorporate a lesson about metaphors into a writing and drawing project featuring one of the most classically recognizable of holiday icons: Rudolph!

Encourage your fourth grader to develop their critical thinking and critical writing skills with this Critics' Choice movie booklet for your family.

This activity will help generate ideas for your child to write about...without the moans and groans!

People have identification cards, why not pets? Make an ID card for your family pet, a fun activity that also gives your child some writing practice.

Many kids find themselves especially challenged by writing in third grade. Here's how you can help, using a technique called "storyboarding."

Make a Santa-shaped "wish card" holder for your child...and sneak in some solid practice in reading and writing, too!

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 Presidents Day, meet four of our country's most important heroes with this Mount Rushmore writing activity.

Sure, you can go out and buy a box of Valentine cards--but for a special message try this simple craft activity to make someone's day.

These Thanksgiving place cards are a fun turkey-twist on traditional place markers. Make a set of these Thanksgiving place cards with your child this November.

This treasure hunt gets kids comfortable using the dictionary, and makes looking up words a lot of fun!

In this cooler-than-average writing activity, your child uses paint chips and words to write a story!

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

Make going back to school a fun time! Let your child create her own pencil topper creatures using everyday materials and a Styrofoam ball.

Help your child learn more about the military by having him create a portrait of a soldier and write a short summary about why that soldier is important.

This game turns prediction, a major component of third grade reading, into a fun game.

Here's a household scavenger hunt that shows kids the natural sources behind everyday objects...and builds reading skills, too!

Practice reading and writing by helping your first grader create a family recipe book!

This science project teaches students about organic farming and the benefits and disadvantages of commercial plant food.

Looking for a simple, yet unique writing activity for your child on Valentine's Day? Try a hand at haiku!