Help your kids put together a travel journal for your family's next vacation to get them reading, writing, and thinking about what's happening on the trip.

Here's a fun way for your child to exercise his writing chops...and prove a point! A great way to practice persuasive writing.

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.

There's only one word that rhymes with orange. This is bad news for poets who want to write about oranges. But what if they use word play instead?

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

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.

See how to write a love song simply in this kid-focused tutorial. Learn how to write a love song for Valentine's Day and beyond.

This string a necklace arts activity teaches first grade readers to look for a story's beginning, middle, and end.

Does your child know all the greatest kid-friendly places in town? Here's an activity that lets them create a cool city guide and work their writing chops, too!

In the spirit of Seuss and all things creative and silly, celebrate reading and all that it has to offer with this fun and interactive story box.

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.

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

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

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

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.

Help your kid get a handle on punctuation by challenging her to create a story that's truly out of this world.

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.

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.

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

Show your little poet how to create a beautiful acrostic poem for someone special this Valentine's Day.

Mad Libs are fun, but they're even better when your fourth grader gets to make the story!

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

This writing activity will promote dialogue about racial segregation and its impact on African-Americans throughout history with your child.

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

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

Take advantage of the upcoming Irish holiday, Saint Patrick's Day, to encourage your third grader to flex his poetry muscles and come up with a haiku.

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

Your middle schooler will receive a boost in his creative writing skills and reflect on the importance of Christmas as he rewrites the Charles Dickens classic.

This fun writing activity takes a regular task - writing a story - and transforms it into a collaborative writing experience for hilarious results!

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.