Patterns come in many shapes, sizes, and colors. As your child alters one element and then another they'll create a unique piece of artwork.

Graph are a great way to organize information. Your child will get to practice graphing by creating a bar graph and a pictorial graph of her friend's names.

Let your child step into the main character's shoes as they keep track of the setting, events, and names of characters in the story by keeping a journal.

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

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.

Combine your child's natural curiosity with his developing classification and writing skills by helping him create a backyard field guide.

Here's a fun book-making project that will help your child learn to abbreviate and provide an opportunity for her to exercise her artistic abilities.

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.

Here's an arts and crafts activity to help your child put together his own "Back to School" scrapbook.

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

Create your very own Sleep Book filled with a menagerie of made-up nonsense creatures and discover how different animals catch some zzz's.

Send your child on a table of contents treasure hunt to help build basic research skills! Navigating a book is a skill that is sure to come in handy later on.

This 4th of July, end the battle for independence in your house, and show your child just how much freedom she can enjoy.

Make your own wrapping paper with some materials from around the house. Try to make your own wrapping paper this year for a unique presentation for your gifts.

Made entirely out of recycled materials, this handmade decoration is a great way to spruce up a dresser, bookshelf, or the living room mantle.

Making Dad a comic book is a great gift for Father's Day, and one that helps them work on fine motor skills, storytelling and handwriting.

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

Help your third grader create a Venn diagram fantasy creature by combining two different creatures to create a fantasy creature based on their similarities.

Offer your child an interactive approach to understanding the different family roles and the ways in which she has impacted other members of the family.

This Labor Day, help your child explore various occupations by discussing the tools workers use on a daily basis at their jobs.

Practice multiplication facts and geography at the same time in this fun third grade math card game.

Who says a party can't be productive? Next time your home is host to a hoard of giggling children, put those creative fingers to use with a party scrapbook!

Show off your team spirit by creating a festive baseball pennant for your favorite team.

Here's a fun activity that will allow your child to express himself by making a flag of his own design, then writing an accompanying story.

Help your child work on her sewing skills by making one-of-a-kind luggage tags for everyone in the family.

Make the most out of your next wait at the airport by playing Airport Lounge, a fun and creative game of storytelling and make-believe!

Show your little poet how to create a beautiful acrostic poem for someone special this Valentine's Day.

Writing a book about a favorite trip can be fun, rewarding and a great way to practice organizational, thinking, and communication skills.

Try your hand at writing jump rope rhymes by organizing your ideas first, then composing your creation like a poem.

Is it a square or a circle? See if you can trick your friends with this zany science project!