In this writing activity, let your child reflect on the past and practice their writing skills and word usage as they create an "I Used to, Now I" poem.

This fun writing activity takes a regular task - writing a story - and transforms it into a collaborative writing experience for hilarious results!

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

Help your third grader practice his writing skills and learn to operate household appliances like the washing machine or DVR with this Family How-to guide!

Let your future scribe's imagination run wild! Children have a hard time understanding fact versus fiction, and writing a tall tale can help.

This holiday season, help your third grader celebrate gifts--so often both cost-free and priceless--that the family has shared this year.

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

Boost creativity and writing skills by having your child come up with his own Gourmet S'mores recipe!

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

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.

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!

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.

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 create an autumn poem full of colorful sensory details.

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.