Elementary School Writing Types Activities

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

Help your child make an imaginative scene come to life by making a diorama. Your child will be practicing three dimensional thinking and language arts skills.

Children take inspiration from Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai to write their own blog listicle on a topic of their choosing.

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!

Make a poster with your child about what she wants to be when she grows up, while helping her practice her writing, researching, and artistic skills.

Not every poem needs to be about leaves and love. If your fifth grader is more attached to his phone or computer, introduce him to the apostrophe poem.

This string a necklace arts activity teaches first grade readers to look for a story's beginning, middle, and end.

In the spirit of Seuss and all things creative and silly, celebrate reading and all that it has to offer with this fun and interactive story box.

What happens after the prince and the princess get married? This writing activity allows your child to answer that question for herself.

This activity allows your kindergartener to translate what they observe into a beautiful poem.

Creating a book is one thing, but creating a codex is a whole different ball game.

Turn your living room into a sophisticated café while your child and their friends explore the world of poetry with this unique and entertaining party idea.

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

To celebrate black history month, use this matching quiz to help your kid demonstrate their knowledge of famous African-Americans.

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

Mad Libs are fun but they're even better when your fourth grader gets to make the story himself!

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

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.

Most of us are familiar with haiku, but the tanka is an even older form of Japanese poetry. Learn to write a tanka poem with this activity.

Here's a writing activity that helps young learners explore an ant's perspective...and practice writing, too!

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