Show your teen how to create silly limericks--cheery comic verses that probably originated in Limerick, Ireland--of her own.

Paying attention to headers and subheaders is a great way to orient your child to the text they're tackling. Here's how:

You've probably played the game "I Spy." It's perfect for long car rides. But with a little tweaking, the game can also help kids practice syllables.

Help your child make his very own stationery, then take the opportunity to teach him how to write a letter!

Introduce your preschooler to patterns in this arts and craft activity that uses household materials to create and paint scratch prints.

This science fair project idea provide quantitative data about how well the use of ASL ( American Sign Language) works in communicating with babies.

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

Take a nature walk in your backyard or local park to find one object for every letter of the alphabet. Then put them together in this handy nature book.

Looking for a unique arts and crafts activity that gives some writing practice? Help your child make her own back-to-school business cards!

Representing the story in a visual way makes it easier for your child to compare the traits of various characters.

Incorporate a lesson about metaphors into a writing and drawing project featuring one of the most classically recognizable of holiday icons: Rudolph!

This game will help your child write with more attention to detail.

This experiment explores how listening in to a one-sided conversation affects concentration.

Here's a fun way for your child to exercise his writing chops...and prove a point! A great way to practice persuasive writing.

Improve your preschooler's knowledge of the alphabet by playing games with your own homemade wooden letters!

Use marbles and paint to explore the wild world of shapes and color...and build writing strength, too.

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

These Thanksgiving place cards are a fun turkey-twist on traditional place markers. Make a set of these Thanksgiving place cards with your child this November.

See how to write a love song simply in this kid-focused tutorial. Learn how to write a love song for Valentine's Day and beyond.

Honor the spirit of the Civil Rights Movement by interviewing someone in your community who lived it.

This activity will give pre-readers practice building a story. And it's silly fun, too!

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

Make a tooth care poster with your kindergartener to help her understand how important it is to take care of those growing pearly whites!

In this creative arts and crafts activity, children will design and create their very own alphabet tree!

To help your child turn a critical eye to his own school performance, and motivate him to take responsibility, make a progress portfolio!

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.

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

Make a textured name plate to hang on your preschooler's door!

Here's an authentic writing task that is perfect for Earth Day, or any day! In this activity, your child's pen becomes an instrument of planetary importance.

Make a photo book to provide a reassuring guide for your child's first days and weeks of school.