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!

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

Help your child use recycled materials, a little imagination and some writing skills to build his very own recycled creature.

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

Parents can help their children at home by using a dialogue journal to model good writing.

Help your children practice their presentation skills by helping them create their very own show called "The Daily News."

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

This string a necklace arts activity teaches first grade readers to look for a story's beginning, middle, and end.

What exactly went on in a typical dinosaur family? Travel back to the Mesozoic Era and bring out your kid's creative side with this sequencing activity.

Help you child create an inspirational quote board out of foam that will motivate her to produce her best work and maintain a positive attitude.

If helping your child learn parts of speech makes you want to take a nap, try this exercise. It's a sure way to keep those creative juices flowing.

Try adding a splash of color to editing and revising with rainbow editing.

Encourage your child to take in the tastes, smells, sights, sounds and textures of the year's spookiest holiday with a sensory poem!

Show your second grader how to celebrate nature by turning some collected pencil shavings into miniature 3-D designs.

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.

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.

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

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

Who are the people young readers meet in their books? This reading activity will help your first grader build important comprehension skills.

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

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

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.