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

Help second graders grasp their understanding of tall tales and practice writing with this activity by writing about their own family!

This game turns prediction, a major component of third grade reading, into a fun game.

Use this interactive activity to help your third-grade child develop vocabulary skills and make a flipbook.

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

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.

Ask your kids to write these one-sentence "Holiday Wishes." Without realizing it, they'll be building third grade Language Arts skills.

Help your third grader author a lovely limerick in honor of Valentine's Day! He'll be delighted to compose and recite this nonsensical poem.

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.

Take advantage of the upcoming Irish holiday, Saint Patrick's Day, to encourage your third grader to flex his poetry muscles and come up with a haiku.

Give your third grader a head start in language arts by teaching her an alliteration lesson with this Santa Claus-themed writing project.

This writing activity to get your third grader to combine the fun of poetry with the excitement of celebrating a birthday.

If your third grader is having difficulty sequencing events in a story, try creating this book square.

With this activity, your third grader will get experience with informational writing, and your Thanksgiving guests will leave with a keepsake to cherish!

Let your third grader newscaster practice presentation skills with this video "card" to celebrate Dad this Father's Day!

This holiday season, help your third grader celebrate gifts--so often both cost-free and priceless--that the family has shared this year.

As your fifth grader brainstorms and creates a plan for peace, your child will give his creativity and fine motor skills a boost!

Help your third grader practice his writing skills and learn to operate household appliances like the washing machine or DVR with this Family How-to guide!

As Mother's Day approaches, everyone's grateful! Let your third grader assemble this special book with words from the whole family.

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 fun writing activity takes a regular task - writing a story - and transforms it into a collaborative writing experience for hilarious results!

Is your precocious third grader a Shakespeare in the making? Challenge her growing vocabulary with a group game that rewards her wordy ways

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.

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.

This writing activity will promote dialogue about racial segregation and its impact on African-Americans throughout history with your child.

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

Show your child how to write a diamante poem, which makes use of a simple structure and results in a diamond-shaped poem.

Try your hand at writing jump rope rhymes by organizing your ideas first, then composing your creation like a poem.

Inspire your learner to love poems like Sonia Sotomayor by reading some poetry aloud!

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