Here's an activity to help your first grader read and write, while staying in touch with a faraway friend or relative. Here's how:

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.

For a fun way to encourage your child to read, try this comprehension technique made to satisfy visual learners.

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.

Write to a deployed soldier to help your child practice reading, writing, and get a better understanding of what it means to serve our country.

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!

See how to write a love song simply in this kid-focused tutorial. Learn how to write a love song for Valentine's Day and beyond.

Write a letter to Santa and bring back the lost art of letter writing. Learn how to write a carefully crafted wishlist using proper letter form.

Helping your child write their own "Thanksgiving Proclamation" can help them grasp the spirit of the day, and develop more of an attitude of gratitude.

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

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

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

Knowing how to use quotation marks to write character dialog is an important skill for developing writers. Here's a fun way to get your child writing speech.

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

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

Help your learner read, write, and understand letters and letter sounds with this delightful journal activity.

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

Help your child put a new spin on her favorite myth by turning it into a mad lib! Guaranteed to bring the giggles, this fun activity also packs in the learning.

Your middle schooler will receive a boost in his creative writing skills and reflect on the importance of Christmas as he rewrites the Charles Dickens classic.

This fun writing activity takes a regular task - writing a story - and transforms it into a collaborative writing experience for hilarious results!

Inspire your learner to love poems like Sonia Sotomayor by reading some poetry aloud!

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

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

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

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

Boost those first grade reading and writing skills with this sweet Mother's Day poem idea.

Let your imagination take flight as you explore the beautiful continent of Africa! Do this fun writing activity with your child to honor Black History Month.

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

Want to help your child recognize the recipe for a successful sentence? Here's a fun activity to get your child thinking about how sentences work.

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.