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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

Parents can help their children at home by using a dialogue journal to model good writing.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

Help your child create an autumn poem full of colorful sensory details.

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.

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

Making Dad a comic book is a great gift for Father's Day, and one that helps them work on fine motor skills, storytelling and handwriting.