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.

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.

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

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.

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!

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

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

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

St. Patrick's Day may be all about the 'luck" of the Irish, but this project encourages your child to share her personal experience with luck.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

This 4th of July, end the battle for independence in your house, and show your child just how much freedom she can enjoy.

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! 

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

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