Many kids find themselves especially challenged by writing in third grade. Here's how you can help, using a technique called "storyboarding."

Here's a fun holiday activity that will have you and your child singing, laughing, and using a thesaurus!

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

Here's a great activity to get your child using imagination and artistic skills to create a handmade vocabulary book, complete with illustrations!

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

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.

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.

The project determines which laundry detergent is best for cleaning clothes.

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

This science project teaches students about organic farming and the benefits and disadvantages of commercial plant food.

Learn about the Bill of Rights this Presidents Day by playing a Pictionary-inspired drawing game. Players draw a right as others try to guess what it is.

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.

This activity is a great way to engage learners in Earth Day celebrations while cultivating skills around nonfiction comprehension and research writing.

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

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.

Start the school year off on the right foot by treating your child's new teacher to a special heart-felt surprise!

If your child's paragraphs need to transition from out-of-order to organized and smooth, try this simple, real-life activity.

There are hundreds of properties in rocks which you can describe, so get your geology goggles on and get ready to rock your child's science skills.

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

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

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.

In this cooler-than-average writing activity, your child uses paint chips and words to write a story!

Here's a creative and engaging activity to get your child on track with that pesky little line.

Try this concrete, hands-on organization system and you can count on more efficient, less stressful evenings this school year.

These secret code activities are fun, and also provide fourth graders with great opportunities to practice language development and logical reasoning.

Help your child learn more about the military by having him create a portrait of a soldier and write a short summary about why that soldier is important.

Are you looking for a new way to help your fourth grader celebrate New Year's Day? Try this Flash Back Book!

Here's a fun writing activity that will turn a Saturday trip to the local zoo into an all-out creativity bonanza.

Help your fourth grader affirm her place in the family and in the march of recent history with this family album project.

Looking for a way to make vocab practice a little more engaging? This easy twist on the classic game is a great way to build your child's vocabulary.