Here's a fun activity that takes "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" to a new level--and builds strong kindergarten reading and writing skills

Encourage your writer to uncover their imagination and storytelling skills by authoring their very own book.

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

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!

Help second graders grasp their understanding of tall tales and practice writing with this activity by writing about their own family!

Unleash your child's imagination by inviting them to create a tall tale set in their own hometown.

In the spirit of Seuss and all things creative and silly, celebrate reading and all that it has to offer with this fun and interactive story box.

What happens after the prince and the princess get married? This writing activity allows your child to answer that question for herself.

Turn a real-life hero into a folklore hero. Your child can write a tall tale that makes a Davy Crockett or John Henry out of someone they personally know.

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.

Help your kid get a handle on punctuation by challenging her to create a story that's truly out of this world.

Spark your kids' interest in writing by helping them write a mini-book about their favorite subject: themselves!

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

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

Create Fairy Tale Dice and inspire your learner to weave fantastic fairy tales and improve their reading and writing skills at the same time!

Use a beloved toy as a jumping-off point for a fantastic storytelling exercise in this activity that will get the littlest ones thinking about creative writing.

This fun writing activity takes a regular task - writing a story - and transforms it into a collaborative writing experience for hilarious results!

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

Many kids find themselves especially challenged by writing in third grade. Here's how you can help, using a technique called "storyboarding."

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

Children tap into their own imaginative storytelling skills by creating and writing a richly embellished folk tale about their favorite member of the animal kingdom.

Writing a book about a favorite trip can be fun, rewarding and a great way to practice organizational, thinking, and communication skills.

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.

Kids practice their writing composition skills as they cut and paste nutsy headlines from old newspapers and write silly articles to go with them.

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!

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

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

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

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