Creating a book is one thing, but creating a codex is a whole different ball game.

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.

Use a beloved toy as a jumping-off point for a fantastic storytelling exercise in this activity that will get the littlest ones thinking about creative writing.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Boost those first grade reading and writing skills with this sweet Mother's Day poem idea.

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

For Read Across America Day, challenge your first grader to come up with a story using magnetic words inspired by "Green Eggs and Ham" by Dr. Seuss.

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

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

This activity will inspire adults and kids alike to take time to explore the beauty in their community and discover the colors of fall while developing their descriptive and creative writing skills! 

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

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

Help Mother's Day feel special for weeks and months ahead, while giving your child some good writing practice, too.

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

Help you child create an inspirational quote board out of foam that will motivate her to produce her best work and maintain a positive attitude.

Unleash your child's imagination by inviting them to create a tall tale set in their own hometown.

This 4th of July, end the battle for independence in your house, and show your child just how much freedom she can enjoy.

Who are the people young readers meet in their books? This reading activity will help your first grader build important comprehension skills.

Parents can help their children at home by using a dialogue journal to model good writing.

Spark your kids' interest in writing by helping them write a mini-book about their favorite subject: themselves!

Help your child learn the parts of speech! Start with adjectives and have your child describe Santa Claus to someone who has never heard of him.

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