Make going back to school a fun time! Let your child create her own pencil topper creatures using everyday materials and a Styrofoam ball.

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

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

This activity will help generate ideas for your child to write about...without the moans and groans!

Help your child compose an alphabet poem about the season, and have them practice letters while awakening their creative writing skills, too!

Even the most reluctant beginning writers love to experiment with the "cliffhanger."

Help your kindergartener develop his sequencing skills in this activity that teaches him about a story's beginning, middle, and end.

Got the pre-writing blues? Try this simple five-finger technique to help your second grader develop a sequenced plan for her early compositions.