Elementary School Writing Activities : Page 2

Encourage your writer to uncover their imagination and storytelling skills by authoring their very own book.

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

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.

The alphabet is a big learning milestone for most kids. Help your child learn alphabetical order by making a food list in this fun Thanksgiving activity.

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

Create your very own "stained glass" flower, the perfect gift for mom this Mother's Day!

Encourage your child to explore her favorite fairy tale, and learn about characters, plot, setting and story sequence as she draws her own pictures.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

Here's a fun activity that takes "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" to a new level--and builds strong kindergarten reading and writing skills

Help your child learn the parts of speech! Start with adjectives and have your child describe Santa Claus to someone who has never heard of him.

There are hundreds of properties in rocks which you can describe, so get your geology goggles on and get ready to rock your child's science skills.

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

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

Honor the spirit of the Civil Rights Movement by interviewing someone in your community who lived it.

If your child's paragraphs need to transition from out-of-order to organized and smooth, try this simple, real-life activity.

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.

Make this creative "story cartoon" tray to help your first grader build reading comprehension skills while having a hilarious time!

Send your child on an online hunt where he will practice working with search engines and use his reading comprehension skills to find specific information.

Strengthen your fourth grader's reading skills with this analytic "reader's theater" activity.

What happens after the prince and the princess get married? This writing activity allows your child to answer that question for herself.

Does your child know all the greatest kid-friendly places in town? Here's an activity that lets them create a cool city guide and work their writing chops, too!

Make a poster with your child about what she wants to be when she grows up, while helping her practice her writing, researching, and artistic skills.

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?

Communicating using the written word doesn't have to be tough! It can be as simple and fun as composing a comic strip.

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