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

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

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

This activity is a great way to engage learners in Earth Day celebrations while cultivating skills around nonfiction comprehension and research writing.

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

Learn about how to write a couplet poem in this easy introduction to the classic poetry style.

Give your fourth grader a head start in poetry with a simile writing activity that guides him in crafting a cute poem about the beloved family pet.

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

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

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.

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

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.

This activity will inspire adults and kids alike to take time to explore the beauty in their community and discover the colors of fall while developing their descriptive and creative writing skills! 

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

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.

In celebration of Earth Day, help your fifth grader write a poem from the Earth to its inhabitants.

Have a bookworm on your hands? They'll boost their spelling and problem solving skills with this Oulipo activity re-writing lyrics to beloved Christmas songs!

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.

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

Design a special recipe book just for mom. Kid-made and packed with recipes for some of mom's favorite dishes, it's sure to be a hit on Mother's Day.

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.

Here's a fun writing activity that will turn a Saturday trip to the local zoo into an all-out creativity bonanza.

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 Presidents Day, meet four of our country's most important heroes with this Mount Rushmore writing activity.

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

This writing activity to get your third grader to combine the fun of poetry with the excitement of celebrating a birthday.

This project will help keep your child's thoughts in order as he creates stories from the beginning all the way through to the end.

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.

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