Help your third grader practice his writing skills and learn to operate household appliances like the washing machine or DVR with this Family How-to guide!

Help your child make his very own stationery, then take the opportunity to teach him how to write a letter!

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

As your fifth grader brainstorms and creates a plan for peace, your child will give his creativity and fine motor skills a boost!

Here's an authentic writing task that is perfect for Earth Day, or any day! In this activity, your child's pen becomes an instrument of planetary importance.

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!

Representing the story in a visual way makes it easier for your child to compare the traits of various characters.

Make a wanted poster of a villain from a favorite book or fairy tale in this fun reading comprehension activity!

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.

This writing activity will promote dialogue about racial segregation and its impact on African-Americans throughout history with your child.

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

Help your child to create a familiar favorite from a book or series he adores out of papier-mache. Exercise your child's imagination and language arts skills.

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

With this activity, your third grader will get experience with informational writing, and your Thanksgiving guests will leave with a keepsake to cherish!

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.

Add some artsy fun to your child's next reading adventure by letting them draw the characters.

Work on homophones, words that sound the same, and spelling with this imaginative activity!

Here is a fun at-home physical activity that encourages movement while also working on literacy or math skills!

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

Is your precocious third grader a Shakespeare in the making? Challenge her growing vocabulary with a group game that rewards her wordy ways

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.

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

In this parts of speech fall scavenger hunt, kids will search for all the hidden leaves, sort them into parts of speech categories, and then practice creating their own sentences using the words they find.

This year, have your child can help you with your Passover food list. It's great handwriting practice, and she'll learn a lot in the process.

Parents can help their children at home by using a dialogue journal to model good writing.

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

This 'handy' Thanksgiving wreath gets your child to focus on things he's grateful for all year. Create a Thanksgiving wreath with your child this November.

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

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

Children research and make a timeline of an inspiring woman in this biography activity.