Try your hand at writing jump rope rhymes by organizing your ideas first, then composing your creation like a poem.

In this science fair project, students discover how sedimentary layers form as sediments like mud, silt and sand settle over time.

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

Create a homemade pair of sunglasses with colored lenses to see just how light and color affect our sight! Use this fun project to practice science!

Help your child score points with a personalized message of her own. All it takes is a set of handmade letter tiles to create some word wall art.

Help your child be a word detective as he builds excellent reading and comprehension skills on his search for clues to decipher meanings of unfamiliar words.

Looking for a fun group activity for kids? Offering writing practice, grammar review, and plenty of hands-on creativity, wacky word art is the way to go.

Make these muffin cup spiders from simple baking supplies to surprise your guests and make them jump!

Celebrate the 100th day of school by counting and spelling your way to a "$1.00" word in this 3rd grade math and reading game.

Run, jump, and skip your way to physical fitness as your exercise with dice! It's a perfect party or family game.

In this real-world exercise about the Teal Pumpkin Project, your child will create a persuasive poster to spread the word about the project in the hopes of convincing people to offer non-food trinkets this Halloween season.

Jump into Japanese culture with your child by making your own calligraphy scroll. Try your hand at painting kanji on paper just like Zen masters of old!

Your child will jump at the chance to get messy (under adult supervision, of course) with this project and create some unique home decor that really shines!

Ancient Greek vases were not only utilitarian, they were also works of art. Jump into ancient cultures by decorating your own vase in classic Greek style.

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

There's only one word that rhymes with orange. This is bad news for poets who want to write about oranges. But what if they use word play instead?

Help your second grader understand compound words by doing this fast, goofy three legged race.

Your child can transform an everyday sight into a persuasive writing exercise by starting with the "product" she knows best: her family!

What's the science behind those out-of-sight roots? Find out if you can trick roots into growing in different directions.

Strong writing engages all five senses, and this fabulous fall-themed simile activity is the perfect way to celebrate sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch.

Here's a thought-provoking activity to make new vocabulary words "stick" in the mind of your young learner.

Challenge your child to a word count war, and practice good note-taking skills at the same time!

Leadership is a word that can hold many meanings. In this activity, your child will define the word "leadership," learn more about a leader they admire, and reflect on their leadership. Finally, your child will reflect on how they too are a leader!

Inspire a love for the written word by creating an illustrated nature poetry book with your kids.

This activity will help your child tackle those tricky fraction word problems by way of a hands-on method.

This cool and easy elementary school science fair project idea provides the basic information on the use of our senses to experience the world about us.

Here's a fun activity to show your child how to use prefixes and root words to "root out" the meaning of a word!

Want a word game to play? How about just a fun way to spend the afternoon? Get creative thinking going and have fun with vocabulary!

Communicating using the written word doesn't have to be tough! It can be as simple and fun as composing a comic strip.

Before your next family getaway, make a set of picture/word vocabulary cards together. These cards will build your child's language and comprehension skills.