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

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.

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

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

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.

Build second and third grade writing skills by using pictures to help kids "see" how to use details in their stories.

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

Help your child keep track of his pledges to be more environmentally friendly with a calendar made entirely out of recycled and reused materials!

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.

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.

Let your third grader newscaster practice presentation skills with this video "card" to celebrate Dad this Father's Day!

Got the pre-writing blues? Try this simple five-finger technique to help your second grader develop a sequenced plan for her early compositions.

Help your third grader author a lovely limerick in honor of Valentine's Day! He'll be delighted to compose and recite this nonsensical poem.

With these days of the week flip flaps, your child has the chance to explore days of the week, track special and routine activities, and practice writing time.

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

Design a special recipe book just for mom. Kid-made and packed with recipes for some of mom's favorite dishes, it's sure to be a hit on Mother's Day.

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 second graders grasp their understanding of tall tales and practice writing with this activity by writing about their own family!

Inspire a love for the written word by creating an illustrated nature poetry book with your kids.

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

Help your kids put together a travel journal for your family's next vacation to get them reading, writing, and thinking about what's happening on the trip.

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

Writing a book about a favorite trip can be fun, rewarding and a great way to practice organizational, thinking, and communication skills.

Start the school year off on the right foot by treating your child's new teacher to a special heart-felt surprise!

Thanksgiving dinner can be filled with fun and memorable interactions between family members. This holiday, why not memorialize some of those details and events with a family poem? You can create a lasting memory in the form of a poem with contributions f

Help your child create an autumn poem full of colorful sensory details.

Does your young writer need more details to beef up her writing? Why not make it fun by mixing in some creative artwork, and take her writing to the next level.

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

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

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