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

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.

In this fun fall-themed activity, your child will design and decorate a pumpkin based on a picture book. After completing their pumpkin, they’ll write a short story about a new adventure related to their picture book.

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 great project to get your child on the right track towards writing well thought-out proposals.

Make a story summary folder with your child to help develop reading comprehension and critical thinking skills.

Practice rhythm and rhyme with these step-by-step instructions for a pantoum poem!

Children take inspiration from Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai to write their own blog listicle on a topic of their choosing.

This writing activity to get your third grader to combine the fun of poetry with the excitement of celebrating a birthday.

Here's a fun writing activity that will turn a Saturday trip to the local zoo into an all-out creativity bonanza.

Most of us are familiar with haiku, but the tanka is an even older form of Japanese poetry. Learn to write a tanka poem with this activity.

Get your little traveler ready for a âround-the-world adventure! Kids will get a geography lesson, writing practice and a great appreciation for traveling.

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

This Presidents Day, meet four of our country's most important heroes with this Mount Rushmore writing activity.

Thanksgiving dinner can be filled with fun and memorable interactions between family members. This holiday, why not memorialize some of those details and events with a family poem? You can create a lasting memory in the form of a poem with contributions f

Write a poem with a twist! Your child can write a poem that also has a secret sentence hidden within the words of the poem.

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.

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

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

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

This activity will inspire adults and kids alike to take time to explore the beauty in their community and discover the colors of fall while developing their descriptive and creative writing skills! 

Help your child learn more about the military by having him create a portrait of a soldier and write a short summary about why that soldier is important.

To help your child turn a critical eye to his own school performance, and motivate him to take responsibility, make a progress portfolio!

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

Have a bookworm on your hands? They'll boost their spelling and problem solving skills with this Oulipo activity re-writing lyrics to beloved Christmas songs!

Knowing how to use quotation marks to write character dialog is an important skill for developing writers. Here's a fun way to get your child writing speech.

Not every poem needs to be about leaves and love. If your fifth grader is more attached to his phone or computer, introduce him to the apostrophe poem.

This science project teaches students about organic farming and the benefits and disadvantages of commercial plant food.

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.

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