A Bagful of Surprises Improve expressive language while finding out what's in the bag.   Cereal Creativity Children will have a brand new answer to the question, "What's for breakfast?"   Class Newspaper Children's skills will soar and "make headlines" as they investigate newspapers.   Create a Card Help develop your child's language skills by making a greeting card and writing a poem together. Versión española   Do the Opposite Dance Watch children learn about opposites, including up, down, in and out, as they swing and sway to music.   Fairytale Homes Children will let their imaginations fly as they create homes for fairytale characters.   Famous Bears Bears lead the way in this activity that encourages children to compare and contrast story characters and events.   Greeting Cards Communication is special when children create their own greeting cards.   Learning Through Language Children need support and acceptance as they get older and try out new language and literacy skills. Here are suggestions for six fun language activities to try together. Versión española   Make a Picture Dictionary "Just picture" the number of skills developed with this picture dictionary activity.   Memoirs This activity will allow children to revel in, and share, their own childhood memories.   Name That Child Children flip as they learn about each other.   Our Yearbook! Children will enjoy recollecting their favorite experiences with this "make a book" activity.   Paper Bag Act out favorite stories with paper bag puppets Versión española   Reading Our Neighborhood Children will enjoy this "reading 'round the neighborhood" activity.   Teachers as Storytellers How to tell terrific stories in the classroom.   Word Play Listen to and create a silly poem.   My Writing Box A homemade, portable writing suitcase can help make it fun for children to express themselves through spontaneous writing and drawing. Versión española