Mad Libs are fun, but they're even better when your fourth grader gets to make the story!

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

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

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.

Here's a fun way for your child to exercise his writing chops...and prove a point! A great way to practice persuasive writing.

Send your child on an online hunt where he will practice working with search engines and use his reading comprehension skills to find specific information.

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

This simple fall-themed syllable game is a great way to introduce the concept of a syllable to your young learner.

Help your child score points with a personalized message of her own. All it takes is a set of handmade letter tiles to create some word wall art.

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

Work on reading fluency with your child. This fun game will even engage her concentration skills without her knowing.

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.

Your child can transform an everyday sight into a persuasive writing exercise by starting with the "product" she knows best: her family!

See how to write a love song simply in this kid-focused tutorial. Learn how to write a love song for Valentine's Day and beyond.

This holiday season, help your third grader celebrate gifts--so often both cost-free and priceless--that the family has shared this year.

Take a beach ball, a marker, and a first grader. What do you get? An outdoor activity that works on reading comprehension, in the midst of a game of catch!

Try this fun outdoor game to improve your first grader's reading skills. This activity is perfect for summer!

Are you looking for a new way to help your fourth grader celebrate New Year's Day? Try this Flash Back Book!

Teach your child the art of the status update with this cutting-edge take on the old-fashioned book report: the social media book review!

Give your child a chance to review his knowledge of safety and show off his writing skills at the same time by writing a safety manual to share at home.

What happens after the prince and the princess get married? This writing activity allows your child to answer that question for herself.

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

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

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

This reading comprehension activity teaches children reading in reverse: how would you teach an alien to use a zipper?

Holiday thank you cards show friends and family that you appreciate them. Make a batch of holiday thank you cards with your child this winter.

This flash card game will help your child memorize words while visually learning the differences between objects.

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.

Make these simple homemade New Year's gifts with your child this holiday season to give to friends and family, each with a special message inside.

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.