Looking for a unique arts and crafts activity that gives some writing practice? Help your child make her own back-to-school business cards!

Those second grade spelling lists may be getting serious, but that's no reason to stop having fun. Here's a high-energy hopscotch game to try.

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

Try this concrete, hands-on organization system and you can count on more efficient, less stressful evenings this school year.

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

To reach goals and gain accomplishments, you have to have a plan for success. This activity will help your child to create goals for the upcoming school year.

A strong vocabulary helps your little one with all school subjects. With this scrambled words game, they won't mind brushing up on vocab and learning new words.

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

Does your child know all the greatest kid-friendly places in town? Here's an activity that lets them create a cool city guide and work their writing chops, too!

Got the pre-writing blues? Try this simple five-finger technique to help your second grader develop a sequenced plan for her early compositions.

Help second graders grasp their understanding of tall tales and practice writing with this activity by writing about their own family!

Try this delicious and nutritious recipe for Green Eggs and Ham, inspired by Dr. Seuss's classic story of Sam I Am.

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

Make an "I'm NOT Bored" book filled with your child's favorite activities, to reference the next time she has the urge to declare, "I'm bored."

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

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

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

This reading comprehension activity teaches children reading in reverse: how would you teach an alien to use a zipper?

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

Write a letter to Santa and bring back the lost art of letter writing. Learn how to write a carefully crafted wishlist using proper letter form.

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.

Make a story summary folder with your child to help develop reading comprehension and critical thinking skills.