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

This third grade writing activity brings home the lesson: it's not only what you write that's important, but how you write it, 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

Learn about the CUPS strategy, a useful tool for editing children's writing.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Introduce your child to preliminary science concepts by challenging them to do this fun and simple cloud observation activity.

A nonet is a 9-line poem. Like haiku, each line has a specific number of syllables, starting with nine in the first line and ending with only one in the last.

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

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

Help your kindergartener develop his sequencing skills in this activity that teaches him about a story's beginning, middle, and end.

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.

Help your child keep track of his pledges to be more environmentally friendly with a calendar made entirely out of recycled and reused materials!