Help your second grader understand compound words by doing this fast, goofy three legged race.

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

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

Show your second grader how to celebrate nature by turning some collected pencil shavings into miniature 3-D designs.

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.

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

Parents can help their children at home by using a dialogue journal to model good writing.

Here's a fun activity that will help your child become familiar with both punctuation marks...by using pasta shapes!

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

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

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

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.

For Read Across America Day, challenge your first grader to come up with a story using magnetic words inspired by "Green Eggs and Ham" by Dr. Seuss.

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

Helping your child learn to read doesn't only have to mean using books from the library or from the store. You can make a book of your own - a nonsense book!

In this design thinking activity, your child will choose an animal to research, learn about the animal’s habitat, and then replicate the animal's habitat using household items.

Write a letter to Santa and bring back the lost art of letter writing. Learn how to write a carefully crafted wishlist using proper letter form.

Challenge your first grader to wordsmith her way to victory with this puzzle! Who can find the most words in the letters of "Saint Patrick's Day"?

Making a calendar is a great way for third graders to identify those words that are always capitalized. Here's how to get started.

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

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

Help your third grader author a lovely limerick in honor of Valentine's Day! He'll be delighted to compose and recite this nonsensical poem.

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.

Challenge your first or second grade reader to make 100 words in this reading and spelling activity for the 100th Day of School.

This string a necklace arts activity teaches first grade readers to look for a story's beginning, middle, and end.

In the spirit of Seuss and all things creative and silly, celebrate reading and all that it has to offer with this fun and interactive story box.

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.

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

To reach goals and gain accomplishments, you have to have a plan for success. This activity will help your child to create goals for the upcoming school year.

As Mother's Day approaches, everyone's grateful! Let your third grader assemble this special book with words from the whole family.