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Practice rhythm and rhyme with these step-by-step instructions for a pantoum poem!

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

Your fifth grade aspiring poet will be delighted to learn how to write limericks, funny poems that correspond to a simple rhyming structure.

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!

Help your fourth or fifth grader design and write their own innovative greeting card by formulating a poem in the shape of their favorite object of choice.

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!

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.

Learn about how to write a couplet poem in this easy introduction to the classic poetry style.

This writing activity help give your child ideas for personal essays, important thoughts, and positive feelings throughout the holiday season.

Start by writing an acrostic poem, but then get ready for a writing challenge that makes an acrostic trickier to write.

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

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!

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.