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Give your fourth grader a head start in poetry with a simile writing activity that guides him in crafting a cute poem about the beloved family pet.

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

Help your child create an autumn poem full of colorful sensory details.

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.

People have identification cards, why not pets? Make an ID card for your family pet, a fun activity that also gives your child some writing practice.

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

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

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

Your child will love making this adorable clover clock that will help him learn how to tell time.

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

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.

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

Making Dad a comic book is a great gift for Father's Day, and one that helps them work on fine motor skills, storytelling and handwriting.

Most of us are familiar with haiku, but the tanka is an even older form of Japanese poetry. Learn to write a tanka poem with this activity.

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

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

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

Science fair project which evaluates different athletic shoes in order to find out whether any of them affect a person's ability to run.

Use a deck of playing cards to practice place value and other math concepts with your upper elementary child!

Here's a writing activity that helps young learners explore an ant's perspective...and practice writing, too!

Help your child make an imaginative scene come to life by making a diorama. Your child will be practicing three dimensional thinking and language arts skills.

Does your young writer need more details to beef up her writing? Why not make it fun by mixing in some creative artwork, and take her writing to the next level.

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

Help your preschooler learn the Four Questions prior to the big night with a homemade book, complete with words and illustrations!

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

This activity is a great way to engage learners in Earth Day celebrations while cultivating skills around nonfiction comprehension and research writing.

Combine rhymes, riddles and poetry with a terse verse! What do you call floral electricity? Flower Power!

Let your future scribe's imagination run wild! Children have a hard time understanding fact versus fiction, and writing a tall tale can help.

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