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

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

Help Mother's Day feel special for weeks and months ahead, while giving your child some good writing practice, too.

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.

Help your child compose an alphabet poem about the season, and have them practice letters while awakening their creative writing skills, too!

Does your child know all the greatest kid-friendly places in town? Here's an activity that lets them create a cool city guide and work their writing chops, too!

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

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

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

Help your children practice their presentation skills by helping them create their very own show called "The Daily News."

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.

As Mother's Day approaches, everyone's grateful! Let your third grader assemble this special book with words from the whole family.

Try this patterned story activity with your kindergartener to help her build up her reading and writing skills using some of her favorite books from preschool.

This activity is a great way to engage learners in Earth Day celebrations while cultivating skills around nonfiction comprehension and research writing.

Celebrate Labor Day with this fun activity. Show your child how to make a "career book" and explore the many jobs that people have, while practicing writing.

Kids practice their writing composition skills as they cut and paste nutsy headlines from old newspapers and write silly articles to go with them.

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.

Help your aspiring fashion designer give new life to a pair of drab shoes with this colorful craft.

Not every poem needs to be about leaves and love. If your fifth grader is more attached to his phone or computer, introduce him to the apostrophe poem.

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

Parents can help their children at home by using a dialogue journal to model good writing.

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.

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

Your fourth grader will get their mind working with this simple "Chanukah" anagram game. They will hone their language and spelling skills with this one!

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

Here's a fun activity that takes "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" to a new level--and builds strong kindergarten reading and writing skills

Try your hand at writing jump rope rhymes by organizing your ideas first, then composing your creation like a poem.

Many kids find themselves especially challenged by writing in third grade. Here's how you can help, using a technique called "storyboarding."

Help your preschooler craft her very own announcement to celebrate the special transition to "big kids" school!

Discover which absorbent material is the best; the Shamwow, paper towels, or cotton towels.