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

Help your child make an imaginative scene come to life by making a diorama. Your child will be practicing three dimensional thinking and language arts skills.

Help your child use recycled materials, a little imagination and some writing skills to build his very own recycled creature.

Grandparents are always wondering what to get kids for their birthdays. Try out this idea: a list of 10 little-known facts about Grandma or Grandpa.

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.

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

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

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

Looking for a unique arts and crafts activity that gives some writing practice? Help your child make her own back-to-school business cards!

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

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

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.

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.

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.

Turn your living room into a sophisticated café while your child and their friends explore the world of poetry with this unique and entertaining party idea.

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

Here's a writing activity that helps young learners explore an ant's perspective...and practice writing, too!

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.

Combine rhymes, riddles and poetry with a terse verse! What do you call floral electricity? Flower Power!

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

Knowing your antonyms from your synonyms is an important part of the second grade writing curriculum, and is a real boon for vocabulary.

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 gain reading comprehension skills, as well as listening and memory skills with this fun activity that uses his favorite book!

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!

Help Mother's Day feel special for weeks and months ahead, while giving your child some good writing practice, too.

On Father's Day, delight Dad--and stretch your early reader, too!--with this adorable ABC book of "Fun with Dad."

Build your child's vocabulary and get his body moving at the same time with this fun dance map activity!

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.

Make a story summary folder with your child to help develop reading comprehension and critical thinking skills.

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!