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Strengthen your fourth grader's reading skills with this analytic "reader's theater" activity.

Add some artsy fun to your child's next reading adventure by letting them draw the characters.

Knowing how to use quotation marks to write character dialog is an important skill for developing writers. Here's a fun way to get your child writing speech.

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.

Representing the story in a visual way makes it easier for your child to compare the traits of various characters.

Show your fourth grader how to design and print his own chop, a Chinese "signature" of sorts that uses calligraphic characters or motifs.

Greek mythology offers up some of the most epic tales ever. This Greek mythology tree activity introduces him to some of the main characters in Greek mythology.

Reinforce your child’s understanding of geometry and 2D shapes while learning about the artist Mary Blair and her amazing contributions to many loved movies, books, and characters throughout her career.

Bring historical figures alive with this fun family activity! Your child will plan a founding fathers feast by researching historical figures.

In this activity, your child will reflect on one role model in their life or research one historical figure that has displayed perseverance. Then, they will create a slideshow presentation or poster that defines and illustrates perseverance.

In this fun fall-themed activity, your child will design and decorate a pumpkin based on a picture book. After completing their pumpkin, they’ll write a short story about a new adventure related to their picture book.

Help build vocabulary and foster your kid's creative side by having her write a poem all about dinosaurs!

Teach your child the art of the status update with this cutting-edge take on the old-fashioned book report: the social media book review!

In this activity, you and your child will watch a video and learn how the brain easily remembers negative information, but not always positive. You will practice positivity by writing or drawing pictures of 10 positive things that happened today.

Want to build your child's literary repertoire with tools like foreshadowing and description? Try a spooky Halloween story!

This project determines what category of person is most likely to be ticklish.

Science fair project idea examines validity of mood ring predictions. Analyze accuracy of results, consider the impact of temperature

Children learn about mindfulness tools that may support them to manage their emotions. Then they will create their own video to teach others these same mindfulness tools.

Pop up a pup tent, just like Civil War soldiers did on the battlefield.

Your third grader will love both recreating and dressing up as his favorite reptile with this frightening crocodile jaw costume!

Create a face of a person or animal on a small terra cotta flower pot and grow herbs or a flowered plant for their hair! As the herbs grow, the hair grows.

Free science fair project idea that examines the differences between cats and dogs. Analyze objective qualities rather than subjective ones.

Boost your child's imagination and creativity by having her design her own deck of trading cards.

Kids put their geography knowledge to the test in this balloon volley game inspired by the Dr. Seuss book "Oh the Places You'll Go".

In this activity, your child gets to peek behind the curtain of puzzle making as they create their very own "Spot the Differences" game!

What's the relationship between temperature, air humidity and static electricity? Kids will find out with this free static electricity science fair project.

This third grade writing activity brings home the lesson: it's not only what you write that's important, but how you write it, too.

Liven up a lesson about graphing by helping your third grader compile a bar graph from his classmates' birthday data.

In the spirit of Seuss and all things creative and silly, celebrate reading and all that it has to offer with this fun and interactive story box.