Elementary School Writing Process Activities : Page 2

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

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

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

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

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

To help keep summer memories alive, have your fifth grader utilize their writing skills to create a summer book keepsake!

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.

St. Patrick's Day may be all about the 'luck" of the Irish, but this project encourages your child to share her personal experience with luck.

Let your third grader newscaster practice presentation skills with this video "card" to celebrate Dad this Father's Day!

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

Turn a real-life hero into a folklore hero. Your child can write a tall tale that makes a Davy Crockett or John Henry out of someone they personally know.

This project will help keep your child's thoughts in order as he creates stories from the beginning all the way through to the end.

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

Get creative with this engaging activity where kids are asked to create their own pumpkin person and tap into their creative writing skills! Include all family members by having them create their very own pumpkin people.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

Multiplication facts are a necessary skill, and this board game provides a fun way for your third grader to practice them!

Need help teaching your child to sequence and organize information? Creating this graphic organizer will help your child see what happened before and after.

This activity will help generate ideas for your child to write about...without the moans and groans!

Here's an activity that takes fourth grade reading and writing skills beyond the classroom to offer a warm welcome to a new neighbor.

Your child can enjoy the summer sun as she creates her own one-of-a-kind mural!

In this real-world exercise about the Teal Pumpkin Project, your child will create a persuasive poster to spread the word about the project in the hopes of convincing people to offer non-food trinkets this Halloween season.