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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Help second graders grasp their understanding of tall tales and practice writing with this activity by writing about their own family!

This string a necklace arts activity teaches first grade readers to look for a story's beginning, middle, and end.

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

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.

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.

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

In the spirit of Seuss and all things creative and silly, celebrate reading and all that it has to offer with this fun and interactive story box.

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.

Help your child make an imaginative scene come to life by making a diorama. Your child will be practicing three dimensional thinking and language arts skills.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Try adding a splash of color to editing and revising with rainbow editing.

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.

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