Writing Activities : Page 2

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

Introduce your child to preliminary science concepts by challenging them to do this fun and simple cloud observation activity.

Try adding a splash of color to editing and revising with rainbow editing.

Science fair project which evaluates different athletic shoes in order to find out whether any of them affect a person's ability to run.

This activity allows your kindergartener to translate what they observe into a beautiful poem.

Creating a family newspaper is a great way to teach your child the characteristics of a newspaper article, give him or her some excellent writing practice.

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

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.

Put your kid to the test and have him compare and contrast elements in a narrative text by identifying how characters and situations are alike and different.

Your child can transform an everyday sight into a persuasive writing exercise by starting with the "product" she knows best: her family!

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

Celebrate Irish history and culture this St. Patrick's Day by making a miniature version of the Blarney Stone!

To celebrate black history month, use this matching quiz to help your kid demonstrate their knowledge of famous African-Americans.

Encourage your child to explore her favorite fairy tale, and learn about characters, plot, setting and story sequence as she draws her own pictures.

Mad Libs are fun but they're even better when your fourth grader gets to make the story himself!

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

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.

Most of us are familiar with haiku, but the tanka is an even older form of Japanese poetry. Learn to write a tanka poem with this activity.

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

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

This third grade writing activity brings home the lesson: it's not only what you write that's important, but how you write it, too.

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

There are hundreds of properties in rocks which you can describe, so get your geology goggles on and get ready to rock your child's science skills.

Show your little poet how to create a beautiful acrostic poem for someone special this Valentine's Day.

Look for correlation between pH values of commercial soaps and detergents and manufacturer claims about eye irritation hazards.

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.

Show your fourth grader how to make a delicate, dried flower bookmark with flowers native to their neighborhood.

The purpose of this science fair project is to determine whether Green Bags, with or without refrigeration, are most effective in preserving food.

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.

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