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

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.

Practice rhythm and rhyme with these step-by-step instructions for a pantoum poem!

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.

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.

Here's an enjoyable at-home activity that gives your child step-by-step practice identifying the important parts of an article and organizing his ideas.

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.

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

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

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?

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

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

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

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

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!

In this writing activity, let your child reflect on the past and practice their writing skills and word usage as they create an "I Used to, Now I" poem.

Start by writing an acrostic poem, but then get ready for a writing challenge that makes an acrostic trickier to write.

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

Give your third grader's reading and writing skills a stretch: have her create a Care Manual for your pet the next time your family goes away.

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

Writing a book about a favorite trip can be fun, rewarding and a great way to practice organizational, thinking, and communication skills.

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!

Help your child make his very own stationery, then take the opportunity to teach him how to write a letter!

Here's a cheat sheet to help break down words in order to find their meaning.

Your fourth grader will get their mind working with this simple "Chanukah" anagram game. They will hone their language and spelling skills with this one!

A strong vocabulary helps your little one with all school subjects. With this scrambled words game, they won't mind brushing up on vocab and learning new words.

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

Use muffin tins to create a simple, affordable and fun game to help your child practice their vocabulary!

Use this interactive activity to help your third-grade child develop vocabulary skills and make a flipbook.