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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

With this activity, your third grader will get experience with informational writing, and your Thanksgiving guests will leave with a keepsake to cherish!

Does your child know all the greatest kid-friendly places in town? Here's an activity that lets them create a cool city guide and work their writing chops, too!

Encourage your fourth grader to develop their critical thinking and critical writing skills with this Critics' Choice movie booklet for your family.

Make a story summary folder with your child to help develop reading comprehension and critical thinking skills.