Children will read a book, then retell the story with pictures they have painted on stones.

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

Kids can turn a favorite fairy tale into a rebus puzzle by replacing the nouns in the story with pictures that they draw themselves.

Build second and third grade writing skills by using pictures to help kids "see" how to use details in their stories.

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

Help your child with his decoding and early reading skills in this fun game where you follow a spider web to find your treasure!

Help your first grade reader become an expert in "sh," "ch," and "th" words with this fun, homemade game.

This goofy scramble book activity will bring laughs...but also some good, solid comprehension skills too!

Help your first grader build sight word knowledge by creating a reading pointer and taking the family on a house-wide reading tour!

If your child enjoys drawing, here's a fun way to learn about compound words that uses art as a visual aid.

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

Help your child compose an alphabet poem about the season, and have them practice letters while awakening their creative writing skills, too!

Turn your living room into a sophisticated café while your child and their friends explore the world of poetry with this unique and entertaining party idea.

Palindromes are a fun and silly way to practice writing skills. Challenge your child to come up with as many palindromes as she can in this crazy activity!

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

Make an "I'm NOT Bored" book filled with your child's favorite activities, to reference the next time she has the urge to declare, "I'm bored."

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

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

Try this brand name phonics activity to help your child build up his language arts skills.

Making Dad a comic book is a great gift for Father's Day, and one that helps them work on fine motor skills, storytelling and handwriting.

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.

Ask your kids to write these one-sentence "Holiday Wishes." Without realizing it, they'll be building third grade Language Arts skills.

Practice writing skills and use imagination with this fun activity, where your child will write a story about what he thinks life would be like on a cloud.

By using watercolor paints to practice writing letters, sentences, and math problems, your child will practice first grade skills in his "Sidewalk School."

Help your second grader grasp the concept of verb tenses with this silly card game!

Here's an authentic writing task that is perfect for Earth Day, or any day! In this activity, your child's pen becomes an instrument of planetary importance.

Inspire your learner to love poems like Sonia Sotomayor by reading some poetry aloud!

Help your child be a word detective as he builds excellent reading and comprehension skills on his search for clues to decipher meanings of unfamiliar words.

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.

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