In this real-world exercise about the Teal Pumpkin Project, your child will create a persuasive poster to spread the word about the project in the hopes of convincing people to offer non-food trinkets this Halloween season.

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

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.

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

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!

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