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.

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.

Help your kids put together a travel journal for your family's next vacation to get them reading, writing, and thinking about what's happening on the trip.

Encourage your child to take in the tastes, smells, sights, sounds and textures of the year's spookiest holiday with a sensory poem!

To celebrate black history month, use this matching quiz to help your kid demonstrate their knowledge of famous African-Americans.

Children take inspiration from Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai to write their own blog listicle on a topic of their choosing.

Does your child know all the greatest kid-friendly places in town? Here's an activity that lets them create a cool city guide and work their writing chops, too!

Help Mother's Day feel special for weeks and months ahead, while giving your child some good writing practice, too.

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

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

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

Help your children practice their presentation skills by helping them create their very own show called "The Daily News."