Many kids find themselves especially challenged by writing in third grade. Here's how you can help, using a technique called "storyboarding."

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

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.

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

Help your preschooler learn the Four Questions prior to the big night with a homemade book, complete with words and illustrations!

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.

Making Dad a comic book is a great gift for Father's Day, and one that helps them work on fine motor skills, storytelling and handwriting.

Help your third grader author a lovely limerick in honor of Valentine's Day! He'll be delighted to compose and recite this nonsensical poem.

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

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

Show your child how to write a diamante poem, which makes use of a simple structure and results in a diamond-shaped poem.

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 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.

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.

Design a special recipe book just for mom. Kid-made and packed with recipes for some of mom's favorite dishes, it's sure to be a hit on Mother's Day.

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

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

Help your child learn more about the military by having him create a portrait of a soldier and write a short summary about why that soldier is important.

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.

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

Combine rhymes, riddles and poetry with a terse verse! What do you call floral electricity? Flower Power!

This writing activity to get your third grader to combine the fun of poetry with the excitement of celebrating a birthday.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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