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.

Build your child's social studies skills by making a map together.

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

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 a fun holiday activity that will have you and your child singing, laughing, and using a thesaurus!

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

Let your child catch you making deliberate errors in this silly game that promotes serious learning about punctuation.

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

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

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.

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

It doesnât take long for flashcard drills about prefixes and suffixes to get old. Turn the learning process into a treasure hunt with this fun activity!

If helping your child learn parts of speech makes you want to take a nap, try this exercise. It's a sure way to keep those creative juices flowing.

Get your little traveler ready for a âround-the-world adventure! Kids will get a geography lesson, writing practice and a great appreciation for traveling.

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

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

People have identification cards, why not pets? Make an ID card for your family pet, a fun activity that also gives your child some writing practice.

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.

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!

Make a poster with your child about what she wants to be when she grows up, while helping her practice her writing, researching, and artistic skills.

Here is a fun holiday exercise to reinforce your grade-schooler's understanding of adjectives from adverbs while she's away on winter break!

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

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.

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

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

Here's a fun game that you can play at home to get your child thinking about prefixes and suffixes.

This activity will inspire adults and kids alike to take time to explore the beauty in their community and discover the colors of fall while developing their descriptive and creative writing skills! 

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

Write to a deployed soldier to help your child practice reading, writing, and get a better understanding of what it means to serve our country.

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.