Here's a fun activity that will help your child become familiar with both punctuation marks...by using pasta shapes!

Build second and third grade writing skills by using pictures to help kids "see" how to use details in their stories.

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

Make going back to school a fun time! Let your child create her own pencil topper creatures using everyday materials and a Styrofoam ball.

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.

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 parts of speech fall scavenger hunt, kids will search for all the hidden leaves, sort them into parts of speech categories, and then practice creating their own sentences using the words they find.

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

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.

This fall-themed drawing game is a great way to introduce your kid to some of the important symbols of the fall season.

Help you child create an inspirational quote board out of foam that will motivate her to produce her best work and maintain a positive attitude.

Help your second grader grasp the concept of verb tenses with this silly card game!

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.

Practice writing skills and use imagination with this fun activity, where your child will write a story about what he thinks life would be like on a cloud.

Making a calendar is a great way for third graders to identify those words that are always capitalized. Here's how to get started.

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

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.

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.

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! 

Even the most reluctant beginning writers love to experiment with the "cliffhanger."

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

Combine your child's natural curiosity with his developing classification and writing skills by helping him create a backyard field guide.

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.

People have identification cards, why not pets? Make an ID card for your family pet, a fun activity that also gives your child some writing practice.

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.

Help your child create an autumn poem full of colorful sensory details.

Children research and make a timeline of an inspiring woman in this biography activity.

Got the pre-writing blues? Try this simple five-finger technique to help your second grader develop a sequenced plan for her early compositions.

Get your child writing as she describes the four seasons, then decorates a shape for each to hang in the house!

This homemade educational travel game will keep your young child entertained and learning reading, writing, shapes and colors. All you need is a tissue box!