Try this patterned story activity with your kindergartener to help her build up her reading and writing skills using some of her favorite books from preschool.

Try your hand at writing jump rope rhymes by organizing your ideas first, then composing your creation like a poem.

Give your kindergartener an outlet to articulate his thoughts about going to school for the first time by setting aside time to help him write in his journal.

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

Help your preschooler craft her very own announcement to celebrate the special transition to "big kids" school!

Start the school year off on the right foot by treating your child's new teacher to a special heart-felt surprise!

Make a poster with your child about what she wants to be when she grows up, while helping her practice her writing, researching, and artistic skills.

Help you child create an inspirational quote board out of foam that will motivate her to produce her best work and maintain a positive attitude.

To reach goals and gain accomplishments, you have to have a plan for success. This activity will help your child to create goals for the upcoming school year.

Practice reading and writing by helping your first grader create a family recipe book!

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

In this fun fall-themed activity, your child will design and decorate a pumpkin based on a picture book. After completing their pumpkin, they’ll write a short story about a new adventure related to their picture book.

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

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

What are you the most thankful for? Challenge your kid to think about all the reasons he has to be thankful and make a turkey featuring one particular thing.

This writing activity to get your third grader to combine the fun of poetry with the excitement of celebrating a birthday.

Here's a fun writing activity that will turn a Saturday trip to the local zoo into an all-out creativity bonanza.

Get your little traveler ready for a âround-the-world adventure! Kids will get a geography lesson, writing practice and a great appreciation for traveling.

By using watercolor paints to practice writing letters, sentences, and math problems, your child will practice first grade skills in his "Sidewalk School."

This book-making activity is quick and easy, and it gives emerging readers insight into how a story's illustrations provide context clues.

Here's a fun activity that will help your child become familiar with both punctuation marks...by using pasta shapes!

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

Creating a book is one thing, but creating a codex is a whole different ball game.

Let your child step into the main character's shoes as they keep track of the setting, events, and names of characters in the story by keeping a journal.

Need help teaching your child to sequence and organize information? Creating this graphic organizer will help your child see what happened before and after.

This 4th of July, end the battle for independence in your house, and show your child just how much freedom she can enjoy.

Challenge your learner to a whole new method of storytelling, and improve their fine motor skills in the process.

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

This activity will inspire adults and kids alike to take time to explore the beauty in their community and discover the colors of fall while developing their descriptive and creative writing skills! 

Help your child learn more about the military by having him create a portrait of a soldier and write a short summary about why that soldier is important.