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.

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

Help your learner develop her fine motor and communication skills with this fun and festive fall activity.

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

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.

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

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

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.

Show your second grader how to celebrate nature by turning some collected pencil shavings into miniature 3-D designs.

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

People have identification cards, why not pets? Make an ID card for your family pet, a fun activity that also gives your child some writing practice.

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

In this exciting design challenge, your child will use design thinking skills to create a mixture that can inflate a balloon.

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

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.

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

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

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.

Help Mother's Day feel special for weeks and months ahead, while giving your child some good writing practice, too.

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!

Make a story summary folder with your child to help develop reading comprehension and critical thinking skills.

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

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.

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

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

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

Thanksgiving dinner can be filled with fun and memorable interactions between family members. This holiday, why not memorialize some of those details and events with a family poem? You can create a lasting memory in the form of a poem with contributions f

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