In this activity, your child will write stories about two different people. The stories will include similarities and differences in the ways each person lives in their communities.

Here's a fun writing activity that will turn a Saturday trip to the local zoo into an all-out creativity bonanza.

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

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

This project will help keep your child's thoughts in order as he creates stories from the beginning all the way through to the end.

Try these story starters - creativity and sequencing skills combine to create wild stories that will have the whole family in stitches!

Blanket forts are a kid classic! Let your child create a âfortress of solitudeâ on his own for reading, telling scary stories or for cozy cocooning.

Stories change as you retell them. The objective of this science fair project is to demonstrate how information gets interpreted, distorted and changed.

Hearing true stories of compassionate people can be uplifting and inspiring! In this home activity, your child will hear a true story of compassion and then set goals to bring compassion to their home and/or community.

Delight your first grader by combining a reading activity with a fun "tea party" as she unscrambles cut-up words in a tea bag to form sentences and stories.

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

Geared toward kindergarten and first grade learners, The Weather Inside is a fun activity to help help children understand and process their emotions in a healthy way.

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.

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

Not only will you and your kindergartener create a beautiful photo keepsake, you'll also have the chance to spend time together and relive special memories.

Kids can turn a favorite fairy tale into a rebus puzzle by replacing the nouns in the story with pictures that they draw themselves.

Boost creativity with this simple activity where kids make up biographies of people they find in old magazines.

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.

Children are imaginative story-builders. Create a shoebox habitat with your child to put those budding creative instincts to good use.

Bend, twist, squish and press a paper bag into a tree! Once it's finished, your child's Halloween tree will look like it came right out of a scary fairy tale.

This watercolor landscape creates the background for the adventures of Little Red Riding Hood by using spooky silhouettes for the characters.

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

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

Your third grader will love both recreating and dressing up as his favorite reptile with this frightening crocodile jaw costume!

Help your budding artist construct this paper chain caterpillar craft, inspired by the intelligent bug from "Alice in Wonderland."

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.

Practice reading and writing by helping your first grader create a family recipe book!

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

This reading comprehension activity teaches children reading in reverse: how would you teach an alien to use a zipper?

Most parents probably wouldn't mind subtracting 8-9 years off their age. Here's a fun third grade subtraction activity that may do just that.