3rd - 5th Grade Writing Activities

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

In this activity, your students will research a favorite superhero and discuss which of their powers are real and not real. Your students will be able to complete a simple research chart and graphic organizer.

In this exciting design challenge, your child will use design thinking skills to create a mixture that can inflate a balloon.

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.

Help Mother's Day feel special for weeks and months ahead, while giving your child some good writing practice, too.

Help your learner develop her fine motor and communication skills with this fun and festive fall activity.

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

Create your very own "stained glass" flower, the perfect gift for mom this Mother's Day!

Try adding a splash of color to editing and revising with rainbow editing.

In the spirit of Seuss and all things creative and silly, celebrate reading and all that it has to offer with this fun and interactive story box.

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.

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

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

In this outdoor science activity you'll find tips on how to create a nature journal by choosing a native plant or animal and tracking that species.

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

Here's a fun way for your child to exercise his writing chops...and prove a point! A great way to practice persuasive writing.

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

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

To reach goals and gain accomplishments, you have to have a plan for success. This activity will help your child to create goals for the upcoming school year.

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.

Make a poster with your child about what she wants to be when she grows up, while helping her practice her writing, researching, and artistic skills.

There are hundreds of properties in rocks which you can describe, so get your geology goggles on and get ready to rock your child's science skills.

Science fair project which evaluates different athletic shoes in order to find out whether any of them affect a person's ability to run.

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

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

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

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.

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

Help your children practice their presentation skills by helping them create their very own show called "The Daily News."

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.