Here's a fun activity to show your child how to use prefixes and root words to "root out" the meaning of a word!

Create a prefix-suffix flip-book and help improve decoding skills and vocabulary.

Write a poem with a twist! Your child can write a poem that also has a secret sentence hidden within the words of the poem.

Here's a cheat sheet to help break down words in order to find their meaning.

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

Students usually study for spelling tests by looking over the words and spelling them out loud. Here's a spelling game that gets the whole family involved!

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

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

Recruit a grandparent, pen pal, or far-off friend and get ready to engage your child in some old-fashioned communication, with a new twist.

Helping your child write their own "Thanksgiving Proclamation" can help them grasp the spirit of the day, and develop more of an attitude of gratitude.

Try adding a splash of color to editing and revising with rainbow editing.

Start by writing an acrostic poem, but then get ready for a writing challenge that makes an acrostic trickier to write.

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.

There's only one word that rhymes with orange. This is bad news for poets who want to write about oranges. But what if they use word play instead?

Your fourth grader will get their mind working with this simple "Chanukah" anagram game. They will hone their language and spelling skills with this one!

Use muffin tins to create a simple, affordable and fun game to help your child practice their vocabulary!

To help your child turn a critical eye to his own school performance, and motivate him to take responsibility, make a progress portfolio!

Textbook studying doesn't have to be a slog. Here's an at-home activity for before your middle-schooler begins those end-of-the-chapter review questions.

Beginning poets can be overwhelmed keeping track of rhyme and rhythm. Have your little writer try a skeltonic poem, which focuses on end rhyme.

Kids practice their writing composition skills as they cut and paste nutsy headlines from old newspapers and write silly articles to go with them.

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

A pangram is a sentence that uses all the letters in the English alphabet. In this group game kids might just learn a thing or two about word choice in writing!

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

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

Help your kid get a handle on punctuation by challenging her to create a story that's truly out of this world.

Here's a great activity that will bring out the performer in your child!

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.

Help your child put a new spin on her favorite myth by turning it into a mad lib! Guaranteed to bring the giggles, this fun activity also packs in the learning.

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

It doesnât take long for flashcard drills about prefixes and suffixes to get old. Turn the learning process into a treasure hunt with this fun activity!