Write a "Diamante Poem"
How you can help at home: Have your child write a line poem in the shape of a diamond.
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Write a Menu
Try this fun exercise next time you go out to eat to help build language skills with your fourth- or fifth-grader.
How to Keep Reading With Your Child
How you can help at home: Support your fourth- or fifth-grader's reading skills by reading aloud, listening to your child read and discussing vocabulary.
Pantry Poetry: Let Food Be Your Muse
Let food inspire your child to practice descriptive writing.
Cause and Effect Game
How you can help at home: In this activity your child learns about cause and effect.
Child Development: 9- to 12-Year-Olds
Kids in early adolescence experience tremendous intellectual, physical, social, and emotional changes. What can parents expect to see?
It Worked: Finding a Focus With Photography
One mother highlights a strategy she used to help her son with LD experience success.
Needs and Wants
How you can help at home: Explore needs and wants with your child.
Edible scavenger hunt
Give your third-, fourth-, or fifth-grader healthy detective work with this nutritious game.
Reading wizards
What's better than reading Harry Potter? Visiting the magical world of Hogwarts with a group of friends.
