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

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

This reading comprehension activity teaches children reading in reverse: how would you teach an alien to use a zipper?

In this writing activity, let your child reflect on the past and practice their writing skills and word usage as they create an "I Used to, Now I" poem.

Show your child how to write a diamante poem, which makes use of a simple structure and results in a diamond-shaped poem.

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.

There's only one word that rhymes with orange. This is bad news for poets who want to write about oranges. But what if they use word play instead?

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.

For Read Across America Day, challenge your first grader to come up with a story using magnetic words inspired by "Green Eggs and Ham" by Dr. Seuss.

Here's an authentic writing task that is perfect for Earth Day, or any day! In this activity, your child's pen becomes an instrument of planetary importance.

Anyone can write Dad a card for Father's Day; but for the dad who loves sports, get the family to write him a special haiku on a basketball instead!

Turn your living room into a sophisticated café while your child and their friends explore the world of poetry with this unique and entertaining party idea.

Your child can transform an everyday sight into a persuasive writing exercise by starting with the "product" she knows best: her family!

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

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

Help your kid get a handle on punctuation by challenging her to create a story that's truly out of this world.

Here's a great project to get your child on the right track towards writing well thought-out proposals.

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.

Here's a great activity that will bring out the performer in your child!

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.

Want to build your child's literary repertoire with tools like foreshadowing and description? Try a spooky Halloween story!

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

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

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.

If you can make a list, you can write a poem! Get your child to practice their writing and expression with a list poem.

Create homemade seed packets with your kids. This activity combines your kids' love of science and the outdoors with a little writing and drawing fun.

Spark your kids' interest in writing by helping them write a mini-book about their favorite subject: themselves!

Incorporate a lesson about metaphors into a writing and drawing project featuring one of the most classically recognizable of holiday icons: Rudolph!

Here's a fun way for your child to exercise his writing chops...and prove a point! A great way to practice persuasive writing.

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