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

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

Help your child use recycled materials, a little imagination and some writing skills to build his very own recycled creature.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

In this exciting design challenge, your child will use design thinking skills to create a mixture that can inflate a balloon.

Get creative with this engaging activity where kids are asked to create their own pumpkin person and tap into their creative writing skills! Include all family members by having them create their very own pumpkin people.

In this activity, your students will research a favorite superhero and discuss which of their powers are real and not real. Your students will be able to complete a simple research chart and graphic organizer.

This activity is a great way to engage learners in Earth Day celebrations while cultivating skills around nonfiction comprehension and research writing.

Have a bookworm on your hands? They'll boost their spelling and problem solving skills with this Oulipo activity re-writing lyrics to beloved Christmas songs!

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

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

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.

The alphabet is a big learning milestone for most kids. Help your child learn alphabetical order by making a food list in this fun Thanksgiving activity.

Need help teaching your child to sequence and organize information? Creating this graphic organizer will help your child see what happened before and after.

Help you child create an inspirational quote board out of foam that will motivate her to produce her best work and maintain a positive attitude.

Encourage your fourth grader to develop their critical thinking and critical writing skills with this Critics' Choice movie booklet for your family.

Help your preschooler learn the Four Questions prior to the big night with a homemade book, complete with words and illustrations!

Start the school year off on the right foot by treating your child's new teacher to a special heart-felt surprise!

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.

To help keep summer memories alive, have your fifth grader utilize their writing skills to create a summer book keepsake!

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.

Boost those first grade reading and writing skills with this sweet Mother's Day poem idea.

Help your kids put together a travel journal for your family's next vacation to get them reading, writing, and thinking about what's happening on the trip.

Help your child learn more about the military by having him create a portrait of a soldier and write a short summary about why that soldier is important.