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

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.

Get your little traveler ready for a âround-the-world adventure! Kids will get a geography lesson, writing practice and a great appreciation for traveling.

This book-making activity is quick and easy, and it gives emerging readers insight into how a story's illustrations provide context clues.

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

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

Write a poem with a twist! Your child can write a poem that also has a secret sentence hidden within the words of the poem.

Let your child step into the main character's shoes as they keep track of the setting, events, and names of characters in the story by keeping a journal.

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

This 4th of July, end the battle for independence in your house, and show your child just how much freedom she can enjoy.

Challenge your learner to a whole new method of storytelling, and improve their fine motor skills in the process.

This activity will inspire adults and kids alike to take time to explore the beauty in their community and discover the colors of fall while developing their descriptive and creative writing skills! 

Help your child learn more about the military by having him create a portrait of a soldier and write a short summary about why that soldier is important.

Combine your child's natural curiosity with his developing classification and writing skills by helping him create a backyard field guide.

Have a bookworm on your hands? They'll boost their spelling and problem solving skills with this Oulipo activity re-writing lyrics to beloved Christmas songs!

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.

Get creative with this engaging activity where kids are asked to create their own pumpkin person and tap into their creative writing skills! Include all family members by having them create their very own pumpkin people.

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

Childhood summers are magical, full of splashy fun and relaxing afternoons. Preserving those memories should be special as well.

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

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!

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

Making Dad a comic book is a great gift for Father's Day, and one that helps them work on fine motor skills, storytelling and handwriting.

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

Combine rhymes, riddles and poetry with a terse verse! What do you call floral electricity? Flower Power!

Help your preschooler learn the Four Questions prior to the big night with a homemade book, complete with words and illustrations!

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

This project will help keep your child's thoughts in order as he creates stories from the beginning all the way through to the end.