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Make an Apple Pie

This fun story has it all: reading, geography, baking and pie! Enjoy this learning activity with your child.

Make a Story Map

How you can help at home: In this activity your child sequences the beginning, middle and end of a story.

Develop a Mental Image

How you can help at home: Have your child make a mental image of a passage that has been read aloud.

Write a Recipe

Writing out a recipes is a fun way to connect language arts skills to daily life for second- and third-graders.

Crayon-Resist Still Life

How you can help at home: In this art activity your child creates a still life with crayons and watercolors.

Think 3-D: Make a Pop-Up Book

How you can help at home: In this activity your child makes a creative book to write a story in.

Act Out a Script

How you can help at home: Read a script with your child to practice reading skills.

Keeping a Journal

How You can help at home: Have your child keep a journal and build reading and writing skills.

Seeding Literacy: Make a Reading Tree

How you can help at home: In this activity your child records books she has read on a reading tree.

Living Things and Nonliving Objects

How you can help at home: Have your child find living things and nonliving objects.

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