Help your child use recycled materials, a little imagination and some writing skills to build his very own recycled creature.

Honor the spirit of the Civil Rights Movement by interviewing someone in your community who lived it.

Learn about how to write a couplet poem in this easy introduction to the classic poetry style.

Encourage your fourth grader to develop their critical thinking and critical writing skills with this Critics' Choice movie booklet for your family.

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

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.

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.

Here's an activity that takes fourth grade reading and writing skills beyond the classroom to offer a warm welcome to a new neighbor.

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

To reach goals and gain accomplishments, you have to have a plan for success. This activity will help your child to create goals for the upcoming school year.

Kids practice their writing composition skills as they cut and paste nutsy headlines from old newspapers and write silly articles to go with them.

Celebrate the new school year with a back to school poem!

Does your young writer need more details to beef up her writing? Why not make it fun by mixing in some creative artwork, and take her writing to the next level.

Give your third grader's reading and writing skills a stretch: have her create a Care Manual for your pet the next time your family goes away.

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

Start the school year off on the right foot by treating your child's new teacher to a special heart-felt surprise!

Boost creativity and writing skills by having your child come up with his own Gourmet S'mores recipe!

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

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

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

Here's a fun activity that will help your child become familiar with both punctuation marks...by using pasta shapes!

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

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

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

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

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

Help you child create an inspirational quote board out of foam that will motivate her to produce her best work and maintain a positive attitude.

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.

Let your child step into the main character's shoes as they keep track of the setting, events, and names of characters in the story by keeping a journal.

By using watercolor paints to practice writing letters, sentences, and math problems, your child will practice first grade skills in his "Sidewalk School."