Activities for Readers, Grades 2-5
Talking, playing and even cooking with your child can help reinforce the reading skills learned in school. Here's how.
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Make an Invitation
How you can help at home: Have your child make an invitation on the computer.
The History of Food
How you can help at home: Research the origins of food with your child and build their social studies skills.
Learning to read or reading to learn: When to intervene
Parents often wonder if early intervention will solve all reading problems, or whether new skills are needed after third grade. An expert answers these questions.
Making Bread: A Tasty Way to Do Science
Making bread provides opportunities to measure, question and observe.
My Daughter is Too Sensitive
My daughter seems to be so sensitive to correction. If she did not pick up her clothes or missed a word on her spelling test, she retreats into herself and no one can break through for at least an hour. And when we do, it's...
Help! My Child Pulls Her Hair Out
My fifth-grader began pulling her hair out when she was in third grade. We first got help from her school guidance counselor and then her pediatrician. We take her to a nutritionist who gives her natural-herbal remedies, and we had her see a therapist (on...
Fun ways to read with your child
You have a big influence on your child when you read together. Learn how to make the most of this special time.
Do You Know Your Family Tree?
Putting together a family tree is a great educational activity that uses math, writing, research and history skills.
Make Social Studies Come Alive
Check out these tips to help your child learn to love social studies.
