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

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

People have identification cards, why not pets? Make an ID card for your family pet, a fun activity that also gives your child some writing practice.

Let your child step into the main character's shoes as they keep track of the setting, events, and names of characters in the story by keeping a journal.

As Mother's Day approaches, everyone's grateful! Let your third grader assemble this special book with words from the whole family.

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

This writing activity to get your third grader to combine the fun of poetry with the excitement of celebrating a birthday.

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

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.

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

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

This project combines arts and crafts with writing, as your child writes a story and publishes it into a book made out of a paper bag!

Here's a fun writing activity that will turn a Saturday trip to the local zoo into an all-out creativity bonanza.

What exactly went on in a typical dinosaur family? Travel back to the Mesozoic Era and bring out your kid's creative side with this sequencing activity.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Here's a fun activity that will help your child become familiar with both punctuation marks...by using pasta shapes!

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

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

Childhood summers are magical, full of splashy fun and relaxing afternoons. Preserving those memories should be special as well.

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

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.

This activity is a great way to engage learners in Earth Day celebrations while cultivating skills around nonfiction comprehension and research writing.

Help your child learn more about the military by having him create a portrait of a soldier and write a short summary about why that soldier is important.

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

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.