2nd and 3rd Grade Writing Organization Activities

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.

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

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.

Try adding a splash of color to editing and revising with rainbow editing.

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

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

Help your child learn the parts of speech! Start with adjectives and have your child describe Santa Claus to someone who has never heard of him.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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