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

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!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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

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

To help your child turn a critical eye to his own school performance, and motivate him to take responsibility, make a progress portfolio!

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

Honor the spirit of the Civil Rights Movement by interviewing someone in your community who lived it.