Help build vocabulary and foster your kid's creative side by having her write a poem all about dinosaurs!

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

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

Help your third grader author a lovely limerick in honor of Valentine's Day! He'll be delighted to compose and recite this nonsensical poem.

Help your kid get a handle on punctuation by challenging her to create a story that's truly out of this world.

Help your child get more comfortable with rhyme schemes with The Bear in Despair by Amanda Bray Cody.

Make a phonics paper egg to help your child build up his reading and writing skills.

This activity will help generate ideas for your child to write about...without the moans and groans!

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

Knowing your antonyms from your synonyms is an important part of the second grade writing curriculum, and is a real boon for vocabulary.

Most of us are familiar with haiku, but the tanka is an even older form of Japanese poetry. Learn to write a tanka poem with this activity.

This game will help build your child's word bank as she competes with family members for the "Word of the Day" champion title.

DIY gift tags make any holiday gift more special. Make these DIY gift tags with your child.

Help your child compose an alphabet poem about the season, and have them practice letters while awakening their creative writing skills, too!

Even the most reluctant beginning writers love to experiment with the "cliffhanger."

Give your child some practice with even numbers, while creating a cute Christmas keepsake. Create this skip counting book.

Here's an idea for an edible Father's Day "note" that also happens to give your second grader practice in using a fancy new tool: the thesaurus.

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

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

This science fair project idea explores whether talking to a plant will help it grow.

Help your kindergarten science maven explore the water cycle without getting everything wet.

A nonet is a 9-line poem. Like haiku, each line has a specific number of syllables, starting with nine in the first line and ending with only one in the last.

Work on reading fluency with your child. This fun game will even engage her concentration skills without her knowing.

Is your kid indecisive about what he wants to be when he grows up? Instead of concentrating on just one dream, encourage him to explore the possibilities.

If you love the look of yarn but aren't in the mood for complicated knitting or crocheting, have your child create simple and beautiful yarn letters.

Give your child a glimpse of how another set of students approach reading by teaching him how the blind use braille.

Save the tiny tiles from the iconic board game and reuse them as a statement of scholarly style by making them into a crafty piece of jewelry.

Clouds are formed when warm and cold air meet. Here's a way for kids to see it all up close!

On Martin Luther King Day, help your third grader create an original "scratch art" card to thank a person who has made a difference in his life.

Get back into school with this exciting architecture exploration! In this craft activity your child will research, draw, and build his own school.