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

A pangram is a sentence that uses all the letters in the English alphabet. In this group game kids might just learn a thing or two about word choice in writing!

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

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

Here's a great activity to get your child using imagination and artistic skills to create a handmade vocabulary book, complete with illustrations!

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

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

Make going back to school a fun time! Let your child create her own pencil topper creatures using everyday materials and a Styrofoam ball.

Here's a fun holiday activity that will have you and your child singing, laughing, and using a thesaurus!

Your child can explore color mixing and design while folding together a paint-filled paper and then using a marker to outline it.

In this design thinking activity, your child will choose an animal to research, learn about the animal’s habitat, and then replicate the animal's habitat using household items.

Write a letter to Santa and bring back the lost art of letter writing. Learn how to write a carefully crafted wishlist using proper letter form.

In this parts of speech fall scavenger hunt, kids will search for all the hidden leaves, sort them into parts of speech categories, and then practice creating their own sentences using the words they find.

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

If your child enjoys drawing, here's a fun way to learn about compound words that uses art as a visual aid.

Try this concrete, hands-on organization system and you can count on more efficient, less stressful evenings this school year.

People have identification cards, why not pets? Make an ID card for your family pet, a fun activity that also gives your child some writing practice.

This activity is a great way to engage learners in Earth Day celebrations while cultivating skills around nonfiction comprehension and research writing.

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

Work on homophones, words that sound the same, and spelling with this imaginative activity!

Learn about how to write a couplet poem in this easy introduction to the classic poetry style.

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.

Give your fourth grader a head start in poetry with a simile writing activity that guides him in crafting a cute poem about the beloved family pet.

As Mother's Day approaches, everyone's grateful! Let your third grader assemble this special book with words from the whole family.

These secret code activities are fun, and also provide fourth graders with great opportunities to practice language development and logical reasoning.

Greek mythology offers up some of the most epic tales ever. This Greek mythology tree activity introduces students to some of the main characters in Greek mythology.

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

Are you looking for a new way to help your fourth grader celebrate New Year's Day? Try this Flash Back Book!

If your child's paragraphs need to transition from out-of-order to organized and smooth, try this simple, real-life activity.

Help your second grader grasp the concept of verb tenses with this silly card game!