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

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.

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

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!

If your child's paragraphs need to transition from out-of-order to organized and smooth, try this simple, real-life activity.

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.

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

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!

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.

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!

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

This science project teaches students about organic farming and the benefits and disadvantages of commercial plant food.

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

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.

To help keep summer memories alive, have your fifth grader utilize their writing skills to create a summer book keepsake!

Here's a fun activity that will have your child deciphering directions for sandwich making, and learning about sequence along the way!

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.

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

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

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

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

Your fourth grader will get their mind working with this simple "Chanukah" anagram game. They will hone their language and spelling skills with this one!

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