Parts of speech can be a difficult and dreary concept for many kids, but you can quickly turn that feeling around with this fun game.

Help your child learn grammar the fun way with this engaging clothespin game!

Learn about how to write a couplet poem in this easy introduction to the classic poetry style.

The alphabet is a big learning milestone for most kids. Help your child learn alphabetical order by making a food list in this fun Thanksgiving activity.

If your child enjoys drawing, here's a fun way to learn about compound words that uses art as a visual aid.

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

Help your child learn more about the military by having him create a portrait of a soldier and write a short summary about why that soldier is important.

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.

Help your child learn the parts of speech! Start with adjectives and have your child describe Santa Claus to someone who has never heard of him.

This year, have your child can help you with your Passover food list. It's great handwriting practice, and she'll learn a lot in the process.

See how to write a love song simply in this kid-focused tutorial. Learn how to write a love song for Valentine's Day and beyond.

Remember the classic card game, Go Fish? Here's a fun twist on it that will help your kid learn her the different parts of speech in a fun way!

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.

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.

A pangram is a sentence that uses all the letters in the English alphabet. In this group game kids might just learn a thing or two about word choice in writing!

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.

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!

Cultivating resilience is one of the most important ways we can overcome challenges and reach our goals. In this activity, children will explore the concept of resilience and then create a video to explain and teach resilience to others.

This Presidents Day, meet four of our country's most important heroes with this Mount Rushmore writing activity.

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.

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

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

This fun writing activity takes a regular task - writing a story - and transforms it into a collaborative writing experience for hilarious results!

By incorporating natural materials and the powers of observation, your child will become a backyard naturalist while building early writing and drawing skills!

Let your future scribe's imagination run wild! Children have a hard time understanding fact versus fiction, and writing a tall tale can help.

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! 

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.

Honor the spirit of the Civil Rights Movement by interviewing someone in your community who lived it.

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

Want to build your child's literary repertoire with tools like foreshadowing and description? Try a spooky Halloween story!