Connect Food and Literature
Connecting food with literature is a delicious way to engage your fourth- and fifth-grader's language art skills.
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Scene-stealer: Craft a holiday story diorama
Fourth- and fifth-graders bring favorite seasonal stories to life with a miniature set.
Eight tips for raising tech-savvy kids
Help your child learn to use technology by integrating it into your home.
Sock Probability
How you can help at home: Have your child explore probability with socks.
Be a Travel Agent
How you can help at home: Have your child plan a real or virtual trip.
Make a Movie
How you can help at home: In this activity your child has a chance to be a writer, director and actor.
Design a Book Jacket
How you can help at home: In this activity your child designs a book jacket to summarize the main ideas of a story he has read.
Write a "Diamante Poem"
How you can help at home: Have your child write a line poem in the shape of a diamond.
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.
