Writing Activities : Page 6

Is your kid indecisive about what he wants to be when he grows up? Instead of concentrating on just one dream, encourage him to explore the possibilities.

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

Give your third grader's reading and writing skills a stretch: have her create a Care Manual for your pet the next time your family goes away.

Discover whether cheap saline solution bottle cleans and disinfects just as well as more expensive kinds formulated with different ingredients.

This project examines whether more expensive golf balls translate into better results on the golf course.

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

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

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.

To help keep summer memories alive, have your fifth grader utilize their writing skills to create a summer book keepsake!

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.

Your spotlight-loving third or fourth grader will be delighted to play this improvisational game of freeze theater with family or friends.

The purpose of this science project is to investigate which will grow larger plants: compost, soil and Miracle - Gro, a mixture of both.

Help your third grader practice his writing skills and learn to operate household appliances like the washing machine or DVR with this Family How-to guide!

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

Free science fair project idea that examines cheating in school-age children. Project involves a task in which children are tested on various tasks.

This writing activity help give your child ideas for personal essays, important thoughts, and positive feelings throughout the holiday season.

2011 VIRTUAL SCIENCE FAIR ENTRY: The objective of this science fair project is to develop a microcontroller and circuit that can conduct electricity.

Help your fourth or fifth grader design and write their own innovative greeting card by formulating a poem in the shape of their favorite object of choice.

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

Make this creative "story cartoon" tray to help your first grader build reading comprehension skills while having a hilarious time!

Here's an activity that takes fourth grade reading and writing skills beyond the classroom to offer a warm welcome to a new neighbor.

The objective of this science fair project idea is to explore which brands of "anti-fade" shampoos work the best to keep hair color looking fresh.

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.

Who are the people young readers meet in their books? This reading activity will help your first grader build important comprehension skills.

Make a story summary folder with your child to help develop reading comprehension and critical thinking skills.

This Presidents Day, meet four of our country's most important heroes with this Mount Rushmore writing activity.

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

I see fun in your future! Your child will love making homemade Popsicles and creating jokes or fortunes to write on the Popsicle sticks.

Let your future scribe's imagination run wild! Children have a hard time understanding fact versus fiction, and writing a tall tale can help.