Help your fourth or fifth grader design and write their own innovative greeting card by formulating a poem in the shape of their favorite object of choice.

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

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.

Your child can transform an everyday sight into a persuasive writing exercise by starting with the "product" she knows best: her family!

Encourage your child to take in the tastes, smells, sights, sounds and textures of the year's spookiest holiday with a sensory poem!

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

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

Mad Libs are fun, but they're even better when your fourth grader gets to make the story!

Turn a real-life hero into a folklore hero. Your child can write a tall tale that makes a Davy Crockett or John Henry out of someone they personally know.

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

Learn about the CUPS strategy, a useful tool for editing children's writing.

Here's a great activity that will bring out the performer in your child!

Incorporate a lesson about metaphors into a writing and drawing project featuring one of the most classically recognizable of holiday icons: Rudolph!

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

Help your child use recycled materials, a little imagination and some writing skills to build his very own recycled creature.

This third grade writing activity brings home the lesson: it's not only what you write that's important, but how you write it, 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.

Help your aspiring fashion designer give new life to a pair of drab shoes with this colorful craft.

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

Here's a fun activity that will have your child deciphering directions for sandwich making, and learning about sequence along the way!

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

Start the school year off on the right foot by treating your child's new teacher to a special heart-felt surprise!

Show your fourth grader how to make a delicate, dried flower bookmark with flowers native to their neighborhood.

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

Beginning poets can be overwhelmed keeping track of rhyme and rhythm. Have your little writer try a skeltonic poem, which focuses on end rhyme.

Is your kid indecisive about what he wants to be when he grows up? Instead of concentrating on just one dream, encourage him to explore the possibilities.

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

This writing activity help give your child ideas for personal essays, important thoughts, and positive feelings throughout the holiday season.

There's only one word that rhymes with orange. This is bad news for poets who want to write about oranges. But what if they use word play instead?

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.