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Strengthen your fourth grader's reading skills with this analytic "reader's theater" activity.

This bookmark is a helpful tool to use during and after reading to remind your child of "good reader" strategies that she can use on her own.

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

Help your child gain reading comprehension skills, as well as listening and memory skills with this fun activity that uses his favorite book!

Test your learner's knowledge of Barack Obama by challenging your child to complete a crossword puzzle about the President after reading a short biography.

Help your kids put together a travel journal for your family's next vacation to get them reading, writing, and thinking about what's happening on the trip.

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

Plan a family dinner based on the "Little House" books, and encourage reading in the household!

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

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

Help your child navigate their own passion for reading with a bookmark that celebrates their favorite moments, allowing them to relive them again and again.

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.

Here's an activity that takes fourth grade reading and writing skills beyond the classroom to offer a warm welcome to a new neighbor.

Transform your home into a theater with this fun Fall Family Theater Night activity! Invite the family to gather together to practice reading a fun fall-themed story in the format of a play.

Grandparents are always wondering what to get kids for their birthdays. Try out this idea: a list of 10 little-known facts about Grandma or Grandpa.

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

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

In this fun fall-themed activity, your child will design and decorate a pumpkin based on a picture book. After completing their pumpkin, they’ll write a short story about a new adventure related to their picture book.

In this design thinking activity, your child will choose an animal to research, learn about the animal’s habitat, and then replicate the animal's habitat using household items.

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

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.

Celebrate the life and work of Dr. King by making a timeline of some major events during his life and the Civil Rights Movement.

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

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

Teach your child the art of the status update with this cutting-edge take on the old-fashioned book report: the social media book review!

If your third grader is having difficulty sequencing events in a story, try creating this book square.

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.

This activity is a great way to engage learners in Earth Day celebrations while cultivating skills around nonfiction comprehension and research writing.

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.

Turn a real-life hero into a folklore hero. Your child can write a tall tale that makes a Davy Crockett or John Henry out of someone they personally know.