Here's an authentic writing task that is perfect for Earth Day, or any day! In this activity, your child's pen becomes an instrument of planetary importance.

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

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.

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

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.

Unleash your child's imagination by inviting them to create a tall tale set in their own hometown.

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

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.

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

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

Let your future scribe's imagination run wild! Children have a hard time understanding fact versus fiction, and writing a tall tale can help.

Encourage your writer to uncover their imagination and storytelling skills by authoring their very own book.

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

Try your hand at writing jump rope rhymes by organizing your ideas first, then composing your creation like a poem.

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

Celebrate Labor Day with this fun activity. Show your child how to make a "career book" and explore the many jobs that people have, while practicing writing.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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

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

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.

Use a beloved toy as a jumping-off point for a fantastic storytelling exercise in this activity that will get the littlest ones thinking about creative writing.

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

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! 

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

Who are the people young readers meet in their books? This reading activity will help your first grader build important comprehension skills.

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

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