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

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

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

Encourage your child to explore her favorite fairy tale, and learn about characters, plot, setting and story sequence as she draws her own pictures.

St. Patrick's Day may be all about the 'luck" of the Irish, but this project encourages your child to share her personal experience with luck.

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

What exactly went on in a typical dinosaur family? Travel back to the Mesozoic Era and bring out your kid's creative side with this sequencing activity.

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

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

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

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.

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

Your child can enjoy the summer sun as she creates her own one-of-a-kind mural!

It's always good to have a little help during the holiday. Show your child how to set a table setting and then help him create a placemat map.

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

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

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