Letter from Camp
Is your child trying overnight camp this summer? If so, prepare your child for writing a letter home with this activity!
Write a "Labyrinth" Trip Diary
Next time you're on a family trip, help your child prepare for that classic back-to-school question, "what did you do over summer vacation" with our creative "Labyrinth" trip diary.
Book Through the Summer
Whatever your child's up to this summer, it's bound to be memorable. To keep those memories alive and encourage writing practice, help him make a summer book over break.
Write a Pet Sitter Guide
Vacation can be stressful for your child, especially if her pet will be left with a sitter. Encourage her to write a pet care manual so she can rest easy (and build her writing skills while she's at it).
Make a Grandparent History Book
Learning about a grandparent's past will not only strengthen family ties, it can be a great writing exercise, history lesson, and gift rolled into one! Here's how to interview, write about, and present a grandparent history book.
Create a Lipogram
Just think how odd writing would go if you had to omit words and find synonyms, as in a lipogram. Your child might approach writing and composition more thoughtfully after this fun activity!
Be a Detail Artist!
Does your young writer need help taking her writing to the next level? This activity will beef up her descriptive writing skills and make it fun by adding some art work into the mix.
Write a Mixed Up Story!
Want to help your child recognize the recipe for a successful sentence? Here's a fun activity to get your child thinking about how sentences work. Plus, he'll create a truly crazy story!
Write a Story From an Ant's Perspective
For independent first graders, it's quite instructive to watch a group of ants work together to carry a crumb of food. Here's a writing activity that helps kids explore an ant's perspective...and practice writing, too!
Play Antonym-Synonym Tic-Tac-Toe
Knowing your antonyms from your synonyms is an important part of the second grade writing curriculum, and it's a real boon for vocabulary. Here's a fun game to help develop this skill in your child.
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