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.

Teach your kindergartener or first grader about the art of correspondence by guiding them to create their own postcards out of favorite family photographs.

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

"Crown" dad this Father's Day—and sneak in some letter-sound practice, too.

Make grammar interesting for kinders, with this fun take on charades. They'll practice verbs and get in some giggles, too!

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

Help your third grader author a lovely limerick in honor of Valentine's Day! He'll be delighted to compose and recite this nonsensical poem.

Let your future scribe's imagination run wild! Children have a hard time understanding fact versus fiction, and writing a tall tale can help.

Help your child score points with a personalized message of her own. All it takes is a set of handmade letter tiles to create some word wall art.

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

Take advantage of the upcoming Irish holiday, Saint Patrick's Day, to encourage your third grader to flex his poetry muscles and come up with a haiku.

In this writing activity, let your child reflect on the past and practice their writing skills and word usage as they create an "I Used to, Now I" poem.

Making personalized postcards out of meaningful photographs is a fun, rainy day project.

Help you child learn the key pieces to a sentence, by creating sentence puzzles at home.

Help your child learn the parts of speech! Start with adjectives and have your child describe Santa Claus to someone who has never heard of him.

Here's an activity to help your first grader read and write, while staying in touch with a faraway friend or relative. Here's how:

Turn your living room into a sophisticated café while your child and their friends explore the world of poetry with this unique and entertaining party idea.

Write a letter to Santa and bring back the lost art of letter writing. Learn how to write a carefully crafted wishlist using proper letter form.

Make learning word families more hands-on and interactive with this simple craft that has your child making "word sliders" out of paper plates.

Salute your "#1 Dad" with this creative pop-up card!

This project combines arts and crafts with writing, as your child writes a story and publishes it into a book made out of a paper bag!

Here's a writing activity that helps young learners explore an ant's perspective...and practice writing, too!

Help your learner read, write, and understand letters and letter sounds with this delightful journal activity.

Challenge your first or second grade reader to make 100 words in this reading and spelling activity for the 100th Day of School.