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

Show your little poet how to create a beautiful acrostic poem for someone special this Valentine's Day.

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

This 4th of July, end the battle for independence in your house, and show your child just how much freedom she can enjoy.

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

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.

Celebrate Labor Day with this fun activity. Show your child how to make a "career book" and explore the many jobs that people have, while practicing writing.

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

As Mother's Day approaches, everyone's grateful! Let your third grader assemble this special book with words from the whole family.

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

Got the pre-writing blues? Try this simple five-finger technique to help your second grader develop a sequenced plan for her early compositions.

Cultivating resilience is one of the most important ways we can overcome challenges and reach our goals. In this activity, children will explore the concept of resilience and then create a video to explain and teach resilience to others.

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

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.

Help Mother's Day feel special for weeks and months ahead, while giving your child some good writing practice, too.

This science project teaches students about organic farming and the benefits and disadvantages of commercial plant food.

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

Make going back to school a fun time! Let your child create her own pencil topper creatures using everyday materials and a Styrofoam ball.

Help your aspiring fashion designer give new life to a pair of drab shoes with this colorful craft.

Before your crafty kid moves on to sewing needles and thread, help her create a beautiful cross-stitch pattern with markers!

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

By using watercolor paints to practice writing letters, sentences, and math problems, your child will practice first grade skills in his "Sidewalk School."