Merge the excitement of basketball tournaments with students’ excitement about books! This activity gives kids a chance to read and form opinions about the books.

What is topography? Kids find out by learning to make and read a topographic map in this awesome science fair project idea.

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.

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.

Does your child know how to read a map? Teach this important skill with an activity that makes map reading and map creating practical and fun!

If your 2nd grade child asks for time often, encourage him to read time on his own by talking about time throughout the day.

Here's a St. Patrick's Day card your child can make, write, and give. Great learning and lots of fun--a "lucky" combination for a lucky holiday!

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.

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

Labor Day is the perfect time to celebrate our postal workers. Have your kid write a thank you note to your local post office to show his appreciation.

Tea time is a chance for a lesson in etiquette while she plays. Quality time to read a book and talk about good manners.

In this fun fall-themed activity, your child will design and decorate a pumpkin based on a picture book. After completing their pumpkin, they’ll write a short story about a new adventure related to their picture book.

In this social emotional learning activity, your child will practice a mindfulness and forgiveness visualization and write a letter to someone with whom they've had a minor conflict and would like to forgive.

In this activity, your child will write stories about two different people. The stories will include similarities and differences in the ways each person lives in their communities.

In this social emotional learning activity, your child will write loving kindness notes to place around the home to serve as a reminder (for themselves and others) to see the goodness within themselves.

Understanding what forgiveness is and why it is important for friendships is a critical life skill. In this home activity, your child will learn about forgiveness and write a forgiveness letter to someone.

Our breath can be a helpful tool to connect with a sense of peace and calm. In this home activity, your child will practice counting breaths, hear poems about nature and mindfulness, and write their own poem.

In this activity, your child will write and draw about a time when they acted in ways that illustrated responsibility, kindness, or integrity. They will also reflect on what it felt like to have control over their choices and behaviors.

Understanding how good friends can have a positive effect on our lives is important in all stages of life! In this activity, children will write create a "Want Ad for a Friend" and will list all of the characteristics that are most important in a friend.

Let your future scribe's imagination run wild! Children have a hard time understanding fact versus fiction, and writing a tall tale can help.

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

Learn all about Misty Copeland, a famous African American ballerina with this hands-on, colorful art project!

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!

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

Use this interactive activity to help your third-grade child develop vocabulary skills and make a flipbook.

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

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 create an autumn poem full of colorful sensory details.

This project will help keep your child's thoughts in order as he creates stories from the beginning all the way through to the end.

This hands-on family activity gives your child practice creating compound sentences, while teaching him skills that will help him become a better writer!