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

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

In this outdoor science activity you'll find tips on how to create a nature journal by choosing a native plant or animal and tracking that species.

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.

Students usually study for spelling tests by looking over the words and spelling them out loud. Here's a spelling game that gets the whole family involved!

The objective of this science fair project is to explore the relationship between acidic and basic compounds.

In this exciting design challenge, your child will use design thinking skills to create a mixture that can inflate a balloon.

Children take inspiration from Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai to write their own blog listicle on a topic of their choosing.

What happens after the prince and the princess get married? This writing activity allows your child to answer that question for herself.

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.

Try adding a splash of color to editing and revising with rainbow editing.

Is your kid indecisive about what he wants to be when he grows up? Instead of concentrating on just one dream, encourage him to explore the possibilities.

Kids can turn a favorite fairy tale into a rebus puzzle by replacing the nouns in the story with pictures that they draw themselves.

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

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.

This activity will help generate ideas for your child to write about...without the moans and groans!

This writing activity help give your child ideas for personal essays, important thoughts, and positive feelings throughout the holiday season.

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.

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

Does your young writer need more details to beef up her writing? Why not make it fun by mixing in some creative artwork, and take her writing to the next level.

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.

Here's a fun way for your child to exercise his writing chops...and prove a point! A great way to practice persuasive writing.

Boost creativity and writing skills by having your child come up with his own Gourmet S'mores recipe!

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

To help keep summer memories alive, have your fifth grader utilize their writing skills to create a summer book keepsake!

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.

To help your child turn a critical eye to his own school performance, and motivate him to take responsibility, make a progress portfolio!

Does your fifth grader need a study buddy for geometry? Forget about a tutor. Help him make his own geometry dictionary!

What exactly went on in a typical dinosaur family? Travel back to the Mesozoic Era and bring out your kid's creative side with this sequencing activity.

Refresh your third grader's understanding of idioms with this hands-on art activity that encourages him to manipulate clay to represent his favorite idiom.