Spark your child's interest in current events by encouraging them to write a letter to the U.S. president.

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.

Children read a famous letter from the American Civil War, then write a response, in this thoughtful history activity.

Make use of your family's leftover Christmas cards and wrapping paper with a colorful letter craft activity!

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.

Write to a deployed soldier to help your child practice reading, writing, and get a better understanding of what it means to serve our country.

Is your fifth grader trying overnight camp this summer? If so, prepare your child for writing a letter home with this activity!

See how to write a love song simply in this kid-focused tutorial. Learn how to write a love song for Valentine's Day and beyond.

Anyone can write Dad a card for Father's Day; but for the dad who loves sports, get the family to write him a special haiku on a basketball instead!

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

Do lefties just write different or are their brains different? This science project has students explore what it means to be left handed.

If you can make a list, you can write a poem! Get your child to practice their writing and expression with a list poem.

Your aspiring poet will be delighted to learn how to write limericks, which are funny poems that correspond to a simple rhyming structure.

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.

Helping your child write their own "Thanksgiving Proclamation" can help them grasp the spirit of the day, and develop more of an attitude of gratitude.

Kids practice their writing composition skills as they cut and paste nutsy headlines from old newspapers and write silly articles to go with them.

Help build vocabulary and foster your kid's creative side by having her write a poem all about dinosaurs!

Science fair project in which you will learn more about the natural world by preserving and identifying different animal tracks.

Use Martin Luther King, Jr's historical "I Have a Dream Speech" to inspire your child to write down her own dreams.

Help your kid keep track of all the developments that led to the American Revolution, by portraying the steps visually and literally!

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

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

Try your hand at writing jump rope rhymes by organizing your ideas first, then composing your creation like a poem.

In this social emotional learning activity, your child will practice a mindfulness and forgiveness visualization and write a letter to someone with whom they've had a minor conflict and would like to forgive.

Understanding what forgiveness is and why it is important for friendships is a critical life skill. In this home activity, your child will learn about forgiveness and write a forgiveness letter to someone.

Give your third grader a head start in language arts by teaching her an alliteration lesson with this Santa Claus-themed writing project.

Help second graders grasp their understanding of tall tales and practice writing with this activity by writing about their own family!

Help your child put a new spin on her favorite myth by turning it into a mad lib! Guaranteed to bring the giggles, this fun activity also packs in the learning.

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

Give your third grader's reading and writing skills a stretch: have her create a Care Manual for your pet the next time your family goes away.