Teach your kindergartener or first grader about the art of correspondence by guiding them to create their own postcards out of favorite family photographs.

Encourage your child to explore her favorite fairy tale, and learn about characters, plot, setting and story sequence as she draws her own pictures.

Get your little traveler ready for a âround-the-world adventure! Kids will get a geography lesson, writing practice and a great appreciation for traveling.

Create homemade seed packets with your kids. This activity combines your kids' love of science and the outdoors with a little writing and drawing fun.

It's springtime! Time to get outside and dig! Once seeds go into the ground, invite your child to mark the spot in style.

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

Get creative with this engaging activity where kids are asked to create their own pumpkin person and tap into their creative writing skills! Include all family members by having them create their very own pumpkin people.

Help your child understand that letters, put in a certain order, make words. In this fun activity they'll get to make their own puzzle, and practice letters, too!

To help your child turn a critical eye to his own school performance, and motivate him to take responsibility, make a progress portfolio!

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

Try this patterned story activity with your kindergartener to help her build up her reading and writing skills using some of her favorite books from preschool.

Rewriting this classic Christmas carol will spark your child's creativity while strengthening his familiarity with grammar and style elements.

Encourage your writer to uncover their imagination and storytelling skills by authoring their very own book.

This bookmark is a helpful tool to use during and after reading to remind your child of "good reader" strategies that she can use on her own.

Help your child learn to read! By making their own book, your child can get creative, and practice ten key sight words at the same time.

Celebrate Labor Day with this fun activity. Show your child how to make a "career book" and explore the many jobs that people have, while practicing writing.

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.

Make learning word families more hands-on and interactive with this simple craft that has your child making "word sliders" out of paper plates.

Use a digital camera and some simple drawing supplies to help your kindergartener make a personalized letter-sound book.

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

Make this creative "story cartoon" tray to help your first grader build reading comprehension skills while having a hilarious time!

Make a tooth care poster with your kindergartener to help her understand how important it is to take care of those growing pearly whites!

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

Make a photo book to provide a reassuring guide for your child's first days and weeks of school.

Make a big green alligator with household items and help your kindergartener practices letters and sounds!

Use muffin tins to create a simple, affordable and fun game to help your child practice their vocabulary!

Help your child make his very own stationery, then take the opportunity to teach him how to write a letter!

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

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