Communicating using the written word doesn't have to be tough! It can be as simple and fun as composing a comic strip.

Draw some inspiration from pop artist Roy Lichtenstein and create a bright, bold comic-style image.

Help your child develop his counting and language skills with this fun activity. He'll be a number hero for a day and learn about safety while he's at it.

This activity helps your teen write his very own adventurous epic poem, featuring an imagined hero.

Help your child show Dad how super he is by making this homemade superhero shirt.

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.

Explore Pilgrim foodways with three heritage cornbread recipes.

Here are 3 inexpensive ways for kids to make their own beads, from scratch.

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!

This third grade writing activity brings home the lesson: it's not only what you write that's important, but how you write it, too.

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.

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

Knowing how to use quotation marks to write character dialog is an important skill for developing writers. Here's a fun way to get your child writing speech.

The objective of this science project is to investigate why NASA has been using aerogel for the Stardust Project for collecting gas and dust from comets.

Act out the Three Billy Goats Gruff with this adorable paper plate mask.

Help your second grader understand compound words by doing this fast, goofy three legged race.

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.

Study the impact of environment on seed germination among three materials: soil, paper towel, and cloth. Note when seeds germinate and how well they germinate

Children will love this arts and crafts activity. Write an "invisible" message in white crayon, then paint over it to reveal the secret!

Write a letter to Santa and bring back the lost art of letter writing. Learn how to write a carefully crafted wishlist using proper letter form.

Flowers will brighten up anyone's day! Share the joy of spring by making a picture of a vase with fun 3-D flowers that will never wilt.

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

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

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

Do lefties just write different or are their brains different? This science project has students explore what it means to be left handed.

In this cool engineering science fair project, kids learn how to build Hero's engine: an enlightening example of Newton's third law.

Write to a deployed soldier to help your child practice reading, writing, and get a better understanding of what it means to serve our country.

In this arts and crafts activity, you and your child will create colorful three-dimensional artwork using scrunched-up fabric pieces.

Help your teen truly control his own destiny by having him write a 'Choose Your Own Adventure'-style story!

Here's an activity to help your first grader read and write, while staying in touch with a faraway friend or relative. Here's how: