Writing Activities

Writing activities to help show your child the fun side of learning! From easy writing activities to more advanced, we've got you covered! Browse the activities below or use the selector to find similar activities.

Learn to Spell with Scrambled Letters

Learn to Spell with Scrambled Letters

Boggle is a popular game among adults who love a good word puzzle. Here's a homemade version that your second grader can play that will help him learn to spell. Compete together to make it fun for the whole family!

Design Abstract Word Art

Design Abstract Word Art

Looking for a fun group activity for kids? Offering writing practice, grammar review, and plenty of hands-on creativity, wacky word art is the way to go.

Write a Painting-Inspired Story

Write a Painting-Inspired Story

Edward Hopper, a famous American realist painter, painted scenes of everyday American life that provide kids the perfect springboard to storytelling.

Gotcha! A Punctuation Readaloud Game

Gotcha! A Punctuation Readaloud Game

Let your child catch you making deliberate errors in this silly game that promotes serious learning about punctuation.

Exercise the Alphabet Outside

Exercise the Alphabet Outside

In kindergarten, children are expected to become masters of the alphabet. If your child is a mover and a shaker, there's no better way to practice alphabet skills than to get her outside, and exercise the alphabet!

Write Nutsy News Stories

Write Nutsy News Stories

Kids practice their writing composition skills as they cut and paste nutsy headlines from old newspapers and write silly articles to go with them.

Speaking Up on the Daily News

Speaking Up on the Daily News

Even if your fourth grader can talk a mile a minute to bring you the latest school news, she probably needs practice with writing and speaking skills. Make it fun by helping her create her very own show called "The Daily News"!

Make a Family Encyclopedia!

Make a Family Encyclopedia!

Help your fourth grader affirm her place in the family, and in the march of recent history, with this family album project.

A Collaborative Writing Experience

A Collaborative Writing Experience

Letter writing is a dying art. Recruit a grandparent, pen pal, or far-off friend and get ready to engage your child in some old-fashioned communication, with a new twist.

Make a Nonsense Book!

Make a Nonsense Book!

Helping your child learn to read doesnât only have to mean using books from the library or from the store. You can make a book of your ownâa nonsense book!

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