Writing Organization and Structure

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

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

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

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

This string a necklace arts activity teaches first grade readers to look for a story's beginning, middle, and end.

Here's a fun activity that will have your child deciphering directions for sandwich making, and learning about sequence along the way!

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

Knowing how to use quotation marks to write character dialog is an important skill for developing writers. Here's a fun way to get your child writing speech.

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

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

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.

Help your child put a new spin on her favorite myth by turning it into a mad lib! Guaranteed to bring the giggles, this fun activity also packs in the learning.

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

This project will help keep your child's thoughts in order as he creates stories from the beginning all the way through to the end.

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