For Read Across America Day, challenge your first grader to come up with a story using magnetic words inspired by "Green Eggs and Ham" by Dr. Seuss.

Many kids find themselves especially challenged by writing in third grade. Here's how you can help, using a technique called "storyboarding."

Help your preschooler learn the Four Questions prior to the big night with a homemade book, complete with words and illustrations!

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.

Put your kid to the test and have him compare and contrast elements in a narrative text by identifying how characters and situations are alike and different.

As Mother's Day approaches, everyone's grateful! Let your third grader assemble this special book with words from the whole family.

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.

Help your third grader author a lovely limerick in honor of Valentine's Day! He'll be delighted to compose and recite this nonsensical poem.

Combine rhymes, riddles and poetry with a terse verse! What do you call floral electricity? Flower Power!

Try adding a splash of color to editing and revising with rainbow editing.

Start by writing an acrostic poem, but then get ready for a writing challenge that makes an acrostic trickier to write.

Your fourth grader will get their mind working with this simple "Chanukah" anagram game. They will hone their language and spelling skills with this one!

There's only one word that rhymes with orange. This is bad news for poets who want to write about oranges. But what if they use word play instead?

Make a story summary folder with your child to help develop reading comprehension and critical thinking skills.

Boost those first grade reading and writing skills with this sweet Mother's Day poem idea.

Beginning poets can be overwhelmed keeping track of rhyme and rhythm. Have your little writer try a skeltonic poem, which focuses on end rhyme.

If helping your child learn parts of speech makes you want to take a nap, try this exercise. It's a sure way to keep those creative juices flowing.

Help your child create an autumn poem full of colorful sensory details.

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

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

This project will help keep your child's thoughts in order as he creates stories from the beginning all the way through to the end.

This science fair project idea provide quantitative data about how well the use of ASL ( American Sign Language) works in communicating with babies.

Build second and third grade writing skills by using pictures to help kids "see" how to use details in their stories.

If your child's paragraphs need to transition from out-of-order to organized and smooth, try this simple, real-life activity.

Help build vocabulary and foster your kid's creative side by having her write a poem all about dinosaurs!

Show your little poet how to create a beautiful acrostic poem for someone special this Valentine's Day.

Get your little traveler ready for a âround-the-world adventure! Kids will get a geography lesson, writing practice and a great appreciation for traveling.

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

Combine your child's natural curiosity with his developing classification and writing skills by helping him create a backyard field guide.