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

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.

It's always good to have a little help during the holiday. Show your child how to set a table setting and then help him create a placemat map.

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

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

Want to build your child's literary repertoire with tools like foreshadowing and description? Try a spooky Halloween story!

Help your child make an imaginative scene come to life by making a diorama. Your child will be practicing three dimensional thinking and language arts skills.

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

Communicating using the written word doesn't have to be tough! It can be as simple and fun as composing a comic strip.

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

Strengthen your fourth grader's reading skills with this analytic "reader's theater" activity.

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

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.

In this fun fall-themed activity, your child will design and decorate a pumpkin based on a picture book. After completing their pumpkin, they’ll write a short story about a new adventure related to their picture book.

Help second graders grasp their understanding of tall tales and practice writing with this activity by writing about their own family!

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.

To help keep summer memories alive, have your fifth grader utilize their writing skills to create a summer book keepsake!

Make this creative "story cartoon" tray to help your first grader build reading comprehension skills while having a hilarious time!

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.

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

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