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

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.

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

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!

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Help your children practice their presentation skills by helping them create their very own show called "The Daily News."

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

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.

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

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!

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

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

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.

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.

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.

Children will read a book, then retell the story with pictures they have painted on stones.

Greek mythology offers up some of the most epic tales ever. This Greek mythology tree activity introduces him to some of the main characters in Greek mythology.