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

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

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

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!

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.

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.

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!

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

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.

Here's a great project to get your child on the right track towards writing well thought-out proposals.

With this fun and easy method of printing your child will draw patterns, trace them with yarn, paint and press their very own masterpieces.

Your middle schooler will receive a boost in his creative writing skills and reflect on the importance of Christmas as he rewrites the Charles Dickens classic.

Help your fifth grader trace your family's roots and interview all the living mothers to create a makeshift, 3-D family tree!

Many of the world's most important historical documents were written with quill pens. Have your kid make his own quill pen and put his penmanship to the test!

Here's a great activity that will bring out the performer in your child!

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

Introduce your fifth grader to the irresistible fun of string art with this letter project!

Let your imaginative child "ghost write" the life (and afterlife) story of a made-up phantom.

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

In this cooler-than-average writing activity, your child uses paint chips and words to write a story!

In this activity, your child will write a poem recognizing and appreciating the beauty inherent in diversity.

Children take inspiration from Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai to write their own blog listicle on a topic of their choosing.

If you are looking for a special way to celebrate dad on his day, help your little one to design a creative letter photo collage.

Kids write about their favorite parts of school in 100 words to celebrate 100 days of school in this 5th grade writing activity.

The Earth is always providing in so many ways! In this activity, children reflect on how the Earth gives and on their love for the Earth through discussion and letter writing.