Encourage your child to explore her favorite fairy tale, and learn about characters, plot, setting and story sequence as she draws her own pictures.

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

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

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

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.

Learn about the CUPS strategy, a useful tool for editing children's writing.

Help your child use recycled materials, a little imagination and some writing skills to build his very own recycled creature.

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.

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

Thanksgiving dinner can be filled with fun and memorable interactions between family members. This holiday, why not memorialize some of those details and events with a family poem? You can create a lasting memory in the form of a poem with contributions f

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

Make going back to school a fun time! Let your child create her own pencil topper creatures using everyday materials and a Styrofoam ball.

Start the school year off on the right foot by treating your child's new teacher to a special heart-felt surprise!

Inspire a love for the written word by creating an illustrated nature poetry book with your kids.

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

Help your child compose an alphabet poem about the season, and have them practice letters while awakening their creative writing skills, too!

A nonet is a 9-line poem. Like haiku, each line has a specific number of syllables, starting with nine in the first line and ending with only one in the last.

Introduce your child to preliminary science concepts by challenging them to do this fun and simple cloud observation activity.

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

To help keep summer memories alive, have your fifth grader utilize their writing skills to create a summer book keepsake!

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

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

Give your third grader's reading and writing skills a stretch: have her create a Care Manual for your pet the next time your family goes away.

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.

Get creative with this engaging activity where kids are asked to create their own pumpkin person and tap into their creative writing skills! Include all family members by having them create their very own pumpkin people.

Help second graders grasp their understanding of tall tales and practice writing with this activity by writing about their own family!

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 kids put together a travel journal for your family's next vacation to get them reading, writing, and thinking about what's happening on the trip.

Here's an activity that takes fourth grade reading and writing skills beyond the classroom to offer a warm welcome to a new neighbor.

Honor the spirit of the Civil Rights Movement by interviewing someone in your community who lived it.