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Research shows that when we focus on things we are grateful for, we literally rewire our brains to focus on the positive. Help kids experience the joy of gratitude by creating trees that give thanks.

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.

Beginning poets can be overwhelmed keeping track of rhyme and rhythm. Have your little writer try a skeltonic poem, which focuses on end rhyme.

Take advantage of the upcoming Irish holiday, Saint Patrick's Day, to encourage your third grader to flex his poetry muscles and come up with a haiku.

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.

To reach goals and gain accomplishments, you have to have a plan for success. This activity will help your child to create goals for the upcoming school year.

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

In celebration of Earth Day, help your fifth grader write a poem from the Earth to its inhabitants.

Show your teens the connection between making history and writing it by having them write, illustrate, and edit a newspaper from the past.

Learn about the CUPS strategy, a useful tool for editing children's writing.

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.

Celebrate the new school year with a back to school poem!

Looking for a simple, yet unique writing activity for your child on Valentine's Day? Try a hand at haiku!

The objective of this science fair project is to determine whether drawing with the right side or the left side of your brain will produce a better picture.

Help build vocabulary and foster your kid's creative side by having her write a poem all about dinosaurs!

In this activity, your students will research a favorite superhero and discuss which of their powers are real and not real. Your students will be able to complete a simple research chart and graphic organizer.

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

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

Encourage your fourth grader to develop their critical thinking and critical writing skills with this Critics' Choice movie booklet for your family.