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Plan a family dinner based on the "Little House" books, and encourage reading in the household!

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.

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

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

Turn a real-life hero into a folklore hero. Your child can write a tall tale that makes a Davy Crockett or John Henry out of someone they personally know.

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

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.

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

Add some artsy fun to your child's next reading adventure by letting them draw the characters.

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

Here's an easy project: create a homework helper bookmark so your fourth grader can write down assignments and mark the pages he needs to read.

In this outdoor science activity you'll find tips on how to create a nature journal by choosing a native plant or animal and tracking that species.

This activity will give pre-readers practice building a story. And it's silly fun, too!

Grandparents are always wondering what to get kids for their birthdays. Try out this idea: a list of 10 little-known facts about Grandma or Grandpa.

Textbook studying doesn't have to be a slog. Here's an at-home activity for before your middle-schooler begins those end-of-the-chapter review questions.

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

For a fun way to encourage your child to read, try this comprehension technique made to satisfy visual learners.

Dads, this activity's for you. Brighten mom's day with a set of kid-designed "mom coupons" that are sure to keep mom happily pampered for weeks.

Put your kid to the test and have him compare and contrast elements in a narrative text by identifying how characters and situations are alike and different.

Design a special recipe book just for mom. Kid-made and packed with recipes for some of mom's favorite dishes, it's sure to be a hit on Mother's Day.

Help your child navigate their own passion for reading with a bookmark that celebrates their favorite moments, allowing them to relive them again and again.

Here's an enjoyable at-home activity that gives your child step-by-step practice identifying the important parts of an article and organizing his ideas.

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

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

Create Fairy Tale Dice and inspire your learner to weave fantastic fairy tales and improve their reading and writing skills at the same time!

Help your child practice his writing skills, while ensuring he'll get some mail to call his own, by making Family Mailboxes, a fun arts and crafts project.

This Father's Day, give dad something he'll really appreciate: a book about him, written by his favorite author...his son or daughter!

Teaching kids that stories have an order is important, despite how fun it is to listen to the tale of the tomato that put on his pajamas and went for a swim.

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.

Who are the people young readers meet in their books? This reading activity will help your first grader build important comprehension skills.