Many of the world's most important historical documents were written with quill pens. Have your kid make his own quill pen and put his penmanship to the test!

In this activity, your child will reflect on and write a story about a person who has embodied integrity and honesty in their life.

Test your learner's knowledge of Barack Obama by challenging your child to complete a crossword puzzle about the President after reading a short biography.

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.

Most of us are familiar with haiku, but the tanka is an even older form of Japanese poetry. Learn to write a tanka poem with this activity.

Have your kid try his hand at mood charades. It's a great way to promote social development and hone reading comprehension skills, not to mention tons of fun!

Enlist your fifth grader's help in making homemade mistletoe. Every time someone passes under it, he will express appreciation to another family member!

Use this simple and versatile sauce in pasta, sandwiches, or atop baked chicken.

Kids write about their favorite parts of school in 100 words to celebrate 100 days of school in this 5th grade writing activity.

Honor the spirit of the Civil Rights Movement by interviewing someone in your community who lived it.

Learn whether Mylar Balloons last longer than Latex Balloons or vice versa.

Anyone can write Dad a card for Father's Day; but for the dad who loves sports, get the family to write him a special haiku on a basketball instead!

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

Being present is essential for learning, so help your child become more aware of their body and surroundings through an activity called "mindful walking."

Save the tiny tiles from the iconic board game and reuse them as a statement of scholarly style by making them into a crafty piece of jewelry.

Get your creative kid into tasseography! The ancient art of reading tea leaves gets a modern update in this simplified version for youthful fortune tellers!

This experiment that explores water and air pressure will amaze your fifth grader as it appears that a single card is holding water in an upside-down glass.

Romantic idioms are colorful and sometimes confusing phrases about love. Make a book of romantic idioms with this activity.

Check out this cool science fair project idea to explore the risk of mechanical deterioration of artifacts placed in a storage box due to mold outbreaks.

Young artists will combine two animals into one in this imaginative art-project-slash-game!

If it's Easter, it must be time for egg hunts. But we have to admit, most kids would rather take a bite out of a yummy cupcake than a hard-boiled egg.

Incorporate a lesson about metaphors into a writing and drawing project featuring one of the most classically recognizable of holiday icons: Rudolph!

This game will help your child write with more attention to detail.

Your child will reflect on the term "beauty" and the things they are grateful for. They will read the book All the World by Liz Garton Scanlon and reflect on how focusing on the small and big things of beauty around them can benefit themselves and others.

Here are three activities you can do at home and around town to bring algebra into your daily lives.

See how to write a love song simply in this kid-focused tutorial. Learn how to write a love song for Valentine's Day and beyond.

Learn to recognize symmetry by playing this game! The more you play, the better you'll get at recognizing this special characteristic many playing cards have.

Help your child construct and author a "sempuyo," a traditional Japanese book with accordion-style pages; she will develop her writing and fine motor skills.

In this fun project, use a memory game to test various age groups and determine whether aging directly affects short-term memory loss.

This brain teaser challenges your fifth grader to unscramble some specialized Winter Olympics language.