2nd and 3rd Grade Writing Activities

Use a deck of playing cards to practice place value and other math concepts with your upper elementary child!

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

In this activity, your students will research a favorite superhero and discuss which of their powers are real and not real. Your students will be able to complete a simple research chart and graphic organizer.

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.

Inspire a love for the written word by creating an illustrated nature poetry book with your kids.

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.

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

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.

Create your very own "stained glass" flower, the perfect gift for mom this Mother's Day!

Design a special recipe book just for mom. Kid-made and packed with recipes for some of mom's favorite dishes, it's sure to be a hit on Mother's Day.

The alphabet is a big learning milestone for most kids. Help your child learn alphabetical order by making a food list in this fun Thanksgiving activity.

In this outdoor science activity you'll find tips on how to create a nature journal by choosing a native plant or animal and tracking that species.

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.

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!

St. Patrick's Day may be all about the 'luck" of the Irish, but this project encourages your child to share her personal experience with luck.

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

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

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

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

Build second and third grade writing skills by using pictures to help kids "see" how to use details in their stories.

Before your crafty kid moves on to sewing needles and thread, help her create a beautiful cross-stitch pattern with markers!

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

Let your third grader newscaster practice presentation skills with this video "card" to celebrate Dad this Father's Day!

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

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