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

A nonet is a 9-line poem. Like haiku, each line has a specific number of syllables, starting with nine in the first line and ending with only one in the last.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Try adding a splash of color to editing and revising with rainbow editing.

Create your very own "stained glass" flower, the perfect gift for mom this Mother's Day!

This third grade writing activity brings home the lesson: it's not only what you write that's important, but how you write it, too.

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.

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

Help second graders grasp their understanding of tall tales and practice writing with this activity by writing about their own family!

It's always good to have a little help during the holiday. Show your child how to set a table setting and then help him create a placemat map.

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

Take advantage of the upcoming Irish holiday, Saint Patrick's Day, to encourage your third grader to flex his poetry muscles and come up with a haiku.

St. Patrick's Day may be all about the 'luck" of the Irish, but this project encourages your child to share her personal experience with luck.

Multiplication facts are a necessary skill, and this board game provides a fun way for your third grader to practice them!

Let your third grader newscaster practice presentation skills with this video "card" to celebrate Dad this Father's Day!

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.

Your child can enjoy the summer sun as she creates her own one-of-a-kind mural!

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

Help your child keep track of his pledges to be more environmentally friendly with a calendar made entirely out of recycled and reused materials!

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

Thanksgiving dinner can be filled with fun and memorable interactions between family members. This holiday, why not memorialize some of those details and events with a family poem? You can create a lasting memory in the form of a poem with contributions f

Inspire a love for the written word by creating an illustrated nature poetry book with your kids.

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

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

What exactly went on in a typical dinosaur family? Travel back to the Mesozoic Era and bring out your kid's creative side with this sequencing activity.

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.