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

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

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.

Try this patterned story activity with your kindergartener to help her build up her reading and writing skills using some of her favorite books from preschool.

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

This activity is a great way to engage learners in Earth Day celebrations while cultivating skills around nonfiction comprehension and research writing.

Greek mythology offers up some of the most epic tales ever. This Greek mythology tree activity introduces him to some of the main characters in Greek mythology.

What are you the most thankful for? Challenge your kid to think about all the reasons he has to be thankful and make a turkey featuring one particular thing.

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

Help your child learn more about the military by having him create a portrait of a soldier and write a short summary about why that soldier is important.

Here's a fun writing activity that will turn a Saturday trip to the local zoo into an all-out creativity bonanza.

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.

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.

This activity will inspire adults and kids alike to take time to explore the beauty in their community and discover the colors of fall while developing their descriptive and creative writing skills!

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

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.

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

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!

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

People have identification cards, why not pets? Make an ID card for your family pet, a fun activity that also gives your child some writing practice.

Practice rhythm and rhyme with these step-by-step instructions for a pantoum poem!

Want to build your child's literary repertoire with tools like foreshadowing and description? Try a spooky Halloween story!

Your child can transform an everyday sight into a persuasive writing exercise by starting with the "product" she knows best: her family!

Got the pre-writing blues? Try this simple five-finger technique to help your second grader develop a sequenced plan for her early compositions.

I see fun in your future! Your child will love making homemade Popsicles and creating jokes or fortunes to write on the Popsicle sticks.

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

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

In this fun fall-themed activity, your child will design and decorate a pumpkin based on a picture book. After completing their pumpkin, they’ll write a short story about a new adventure related to their picture book.

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