Elementary School Writing Process Activities : Page 2

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.

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

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

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

Build second and third grade writing skills by using pictures to help kids "see" how to use details in their stories.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

Design a special recipe book just for mom. Kid-made and packed with recipes for some of mom's favorite dishes, it's sure to be a hit on Mother's Day.

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

To reach goals and gain accomplishments, you have to have a plan for success. This activity will help your child to create goals for the upcoming school year.

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

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

Writing a book about a favorite trip can be fun, rewarding and a great way to practice organizational, thinking, and communication skills.

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

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

Start the school year off on the right foot by treating your child's new teacher to a special heart-felt surprise!

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.

I see fun in your future! Your child will love making homemade Popsicles and creating jokes or fortunes to write on the Popsicle sticks.

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

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

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

Get your little traveler ready for a âround-the-world adventure! Kids will get a geography lesson, writing practice and a great appreciation for traveling.

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.

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

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.

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