Do lefties just write different or are their brains different? This science project has students explore what it means to be left handed.

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.

Write a poem with a twist! Your child can write a poem that also has a secret sentence hidden within the words of the poem.

Write a letter to Santa and bring back the lost art of letter writing. Learn how to write a carefully crafted wishlist using proper letter form.

Anyone can write Dad a card for Father's Day; but for the dad who loves sports, get the family to write him a special haiku on a basketball instead!

See how to write a love song simply in this kid-focused tutorial. Learn how to write a love song for Valentine's Day and beyond.

If you can make a list, you can write a poem! Get your child to practice their writing and expression with a list poem.

Write to a deployed soldier to help your child practice reading, writing, and get a better understanding of what it means to serve our country.

Show your child how to write a diamante poem, which makes use of a simple structure and results in a diamond-shaped poem.

Your aspiring poet will be delighted to learn how to write limericks, which are funny poems that correspond to a simple rhyming structure.

Here's an activity to help your first grader read and write, while staying in touch with a faraway friend or relative. Here's how:

Spark your child's interest in current events by encouraging them to write a letter to the U.S. president.

Helping your child write their own "Thanksgiving Proclamation" can help them grasp the spirit of the day, and develop more of an attitude of gratitude.

Knowing how to use quotation marks to write character dialog is an important skill for developing writers. Here's a fun way to get your child writing speech.

Kids practice their writing composition skills as they cut and paste nutsy headlines from old newspapers and write silly articles to go with them.

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

Do you love to make Jell-O? Find out in this science fair project idea if it is possible to make Jell-O with just warm water.

Use Martin Luther King, Jr's historical "I Have a Dream Speech" to inspire your child to write down her own dreams.

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

Help your child put a new spin on her favorite myth by turning it into a mad lib! Guaranteed to bring the giggles, this fun activity also packs in the learning.

Try your hand at writing jump rope rhymes by organizing your ideas first, then composing your creation like a poem.

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

Many of the world's most important historical documents were written with quill pens. Have your kid make his own quill pen and put his penmanship to the test!

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

Here's a great project to get your child on the right track towards writing well thought-out proposals.

Let your imagination take flight as you explore the beautiful continent of Africa! Do this fun writing activity with your child to honor Black History Month.

Want to build your child's literary repertoire with tools like foreshadowing and description? Try a spooky Halloween story!

Want to help your child recognize the recipe for a successful sentence? Here's a fun activity to get your child thinking about how sentences work.

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.

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