Many kids find themselves especially challenged by writing in third grade. Here's how you can help, using a technique called "storyboarding."

Children will read a book, then retell the story with pictures they have painted on stones.

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

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

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.

Here's a fun activity that will give your child a way to develop his sentences, making them more detailed and interesting.

As Mother's Day approaches, everyone's grateful! Let your third grader assemble this special book with words from the whole family.

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

In this real-world exercise about the Teal Pumpkin Project, your child will create a persuasive poster to spread the word about the project in the hopes of convincing people to offer non-food trinkets this Halloween season.

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.

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

Celebrate the life and work of Dr. King by making a timeline of some major events during his life and the Civil Rights Movement.

Does your child know all the greatest kid-friendly places in town? Here's an activity that lets them create a cool city guide and work their writing chops, too!

Turn your living room into a sophisticated café while your child and their friends explore the world of poetry with this unique and entertaining party idea.

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

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.

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

For a fun way to encourage your child to read, try this comprehension technique made to satisfy visual learners.

Children research and make a timeline of an inspiring woman in this biography activity.

The objective of this science fair project is to explore the relationship between acidic and basic compounds.

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

Ask your kids to write these one-sentence "Holiday Wishes." Without realizing it, they'll be building third grade Language Arts skills.

With this activity, your third grader will get experience with informational writing, and your Thanksgiving guests will leave with a keepsake to cherish!

Does your young writer need more details to beef up her writing? Why not make it fun by mixing in some creative artwork, and take her writing to the next level.

Inspire your learner to love poems like Sonia Sotomayor by reading some poetry aloud!

Help your kids put together a travel journal for your family's next vacation to get them reading, writing, and thinking about what's happening on the trip.

Communicating using the written word doesn't have to be tough! It can be as simple and fun as composing a comic strip.

Saturn is the ringed planet in our solar system, a gas giant with rings made of ice and dust. Let's make a cool scale model with an old CD and some glitter!