Writing Activities : Page 5

Help your child keep track of his pledges to be more environmentally friendly with a calendar made entirely out of recycled and reused materials!

Help your kid get a handle on punctuation by challenging her to create a story that's truly out of this world.

In this writing activity, let your child reflect on the past and practice their writing skills and word usage as they create an "I Used to, Now I" poem.

Unleash your child's imagination by inviting them to create a tall tale set in their own hometown.

Here's a fun activity that will have your child deciphering directions for sandwich making, and learning about sequence along the way!

Most of us are familiar with haiku, but the tanka is an even older form of Japanese poetry. Learn to write a tanka poem with this activity.

Study the anatomy of the brain and the functions of the corpus callosum. Research split brain surgery and its impact on advances in neuroscience.

Here's a great project to get your child on the right track towards writing well thought-out proposals.

Discover whether cheap saline solution bottle cleans and disinfects just as well as more expensive kinds formulated with different ingredients.

Let your child step into the main character's shoes as they keep track of the setting, events, and names of characters in the story by keeping a journal.

Help your aspiring fashion designer give new life to a pair of drab shoes with this colorful craft.

This writing activity will promote dialogue about racial segregation and its impact on African-Americans throughout history with your child.

Use a beloved toy as a jumping-off point for a fantastic storytelling exercise in this activity that will get the littlest ones thinking about creative writing.

Creating a book is one thing, but creating a codex is a whole different ball game.

Help your preschooler craft her very own announcement to celebrate the special transition to "big kids" school!

Help your kid make beautiful coin rubbings to decorate a fun treasure box.

Help your child put a new spin on her favorite myth by turning it into a mad lib! Guaranteed to bring the giggles, this fun activity also packs in the learning.

What exactly went on in a typical dinosaur family? Travel back to the Mesozoic Era and bring out your kid's creative side with this sequencing activity.

Need help teaching your child to sequence and organize information? Creating this graphic organizer will help your child see what happened before and after.

This activity will help generate ideas for your child to write about...without the moans and groans!

This holiday season, help your third grader celebrate gifts--so often both cost-free and priceless--that the family has shared this year.

Mad Libs are fun but they're even better when your fourth grader gets to make the story himself!

In this real-world exercise about the Teal Pumpkin Project, your child will create a persuasive poster to spread the word about the project in the hopes of convincing people to offer non-food trinkets this Halloween season.

Write a poem with a twist! Your child can write a poem that also has a secret sentence hidden within the words of the poem.

Writing a book about a favorite trip can be fun, rewarding and a great way to practice organizational, thinking, and communication skills.

Helping your child write their own "Thanksgiving Proclamation" can help them grasp the spirit of the day, and develop more of an attitude of gratitude.

Take advantage of the upcoming Irish holiday, Saint Patrick's Day, to encourage your third grader to flex his poetry muscles and come up with a haiku.

Here's an authentic writing task that is perfect for Earth Day, or any day! In this activity, your child's pen becomes an instrument of planetary importance.

In celebration of Earth Day, help your fifth grader write a poem from the Earth to its inhabitants.

Turn a real-life hero into a folklore hero. Your child can write a tall tale that makes a Davy Crockett or John Henry out of someone they personally know.