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.

Here's a creative and engaging activity to get your child on track with that pesky little line.

Paying attention to headers and subheaders is a great way to orient your child to the text they're tackling. Here's how:

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

Start by writing an acrostic poem, but then get ready for a writing challenge that makes an acrostic trickier to write.

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.

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

Looking for a simple, yet unique writing activity for your child on Valentine's Day? Try a hand at haiku!