Here's an authentic writing task that is perfect for Earth Day, or any day! In this activity, your child's pen becomes an instrument of planetary importance.

Boost those first grade reading and writing skills with this sweet Mother's Day poem idea.

For Read Across America Day, challenge your first grader to come up with a story using magnetic words inspired by "Green Eggs and Ham" by Dr. Seuss.

Introduce your child to preliminary science concepts by challenging them to do this fun and simple cloud observation activity.

This string a necklace arts activity teaches first grade readers to look for a story's beginning, middle, and end.

Here's a fun activity that takes "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" to a new level--and builds strong kindergarten reading and writing skills

If helping your child learn parts of speech makes you want to take a nap, try this exercise. It's a sure way to keep those creative juices flowing.

Unleash your child's imagination by inviting them to create a tall tale set in their own hometown.

Encourage your child to explore her favorite fairy tale, and learn about characters, plot, setting and story sequence as she draws her own pictures.

Use marbles and paint to explore the wild world of shapes and color...and build writing strength, too.

Help your child keep track of his pledges to be more environmentally friendly with a calendar made entirely out of recycled and reused materials!

Help your child make an imaginative scene come to life by making a diorama. Your child will be practicing three dimensional thinking and language arts skills.

Celebrate Irish history and culture this St. Patrick's Day by making a miniature version of the Blarney Stone!

The alphabet is a big learning milestone for most kids. Help your child learn alphabetical order by making a food list in this fun Thanksgiving activity.

Your child can enjoy the summer sun as she creates her own one-of-a-kind mural!

Help your child learn the parts of speech! Start with adjectives and have your child describe Santa Claus to someone who has never heard of him.

Show your second grader how to celebrate nature by turning some collected pencil shavings into miniature 3-D designs.

Even the most reluctant beginning writers love to experiment with the "cliffhanger."

What happens after the prince and the princess get married? This writing activity allows your child to answer that question for herself.

Help your kindergartener develop his sequencing skills in this activity that teaches him about a story's beginning, middle, and end.

Create Fairy Tale Dice and inspire your learner to weave fantastic fairy tales and improve their reading and writing skills at the same time!

This activity allows your kindergartener to translate what they observe into a beautiful poem.

Parents can help their children at home by using a dialogue journal to model good writing.

Try this patterned story activity with your kindergartener to help her build up her reading and writing skills using some of her favorite books from preschool.

St. Patrick's Day may be all about the 'luck" of the Irish, but this project encourages your child to share her personal experience with luck.

Let your future scribe's imagination run wild! Children have a hard time understanding fact versus fiction, and writing a tall tale can help.

Encourage your writer to uncover their imagination and storytelling skills by authoring their very own book.

Create homemade seed packets with your kids. This activity combines your kids' love of science and the outdoors with a little writing and drawing fun.

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

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