Here's a great activity that will bring out the performer in your child!

See how to write a love song simply in this kid-focused tutorial. Learn how to write a love song for Valentine's Day and beyond.

This project combines arts and crafts with writing, as your child writes a story and publishes it into a book made out of a paper bag!

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

Your aspiring poet will be delighted to learn how to write limericks, which are funny poems that correspond to a simple rhyming structure.

This reading comprehension activity teaches children reading in reverse: how would you teach an alien to use a zipper?

Help your third grader practice his writing skills and learn to operate household appliances like the washing machine or DVR with this Family How-to guide!

Spark your kids' interest in writing by helping them write a mini-book about their favorite subject: themselves!

Is your kid indecisive about what he wants to be when he grows up? Instead of concentrating on just one dream, encourage him to explore the possibilities.

If you can make a list, you can write a poem! Get your child to practice their writing and expression with a list poem.

Create Fairy Tale Dice and inspire your learner to weave fantastic fairy tales and improve their reading and writing skills at the same time!

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.

With this activity, your third grader will get experience with informational writing, and your Thanksgiving guests will leave with a keepsake to cherish!

Show your child how to write a diamante poem, which makes use of a simple structure and results in a diamond-shaped poem.

Create homemade seed packets with your kids. This activity combines your kids' love of science and the outdoors with a little writing and drawing fun.

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

This fun writing activity takes a regular task - writing a story - and transforms it into a collaborative writing experience for hilarious results!

Help your fourth or fifth grader design and write their own innovative greeting card by formulating a poem in the shape of their favorite object of choice.

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.

Encourage your child to take in the tastes, smells, sights, sounds and textures of the year's spookiest holiday with a sensory poem!

Incorporate a lesson about metaphors into a writing and drawing project featuring one of the most classically recognizable of holiday icons: Rudolph!

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

Looking for a simple, yet unique writing activity for your child on Valentine's Day? Try a hand at haiku!

Let your third grader newscaster practice presentation skills with this video "card" to celebrate Dad this Father's Day!

Even the most reluctant beginning writers love to experiment with the "cliffhanger."

Children tap into their own imaginative storytelling skills by creating and writing a richly embellished folk tale about their favorite member of the animal kingdom.

Anyone can write Dad a card for Father's Day; but for the dad who loves sports, get the family to write him a special haiku on a basketball instead!

Learn about how to write a couplet poem in this easy introduction to the classic poetry style.

Encourage your fourth grader to develop their critical thinking and critical writing skills with this Critics' Choice movie booklet for your family.

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