Take advantage of the upcoming Irish holiday, Saint Patrick's Day, to encourage your third grader to flex his poetry muscles and come up with a haiku.

Your child can transform an everyday sight into a persuasive writing exercise by starting with the "product" she knows best: her family!

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

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.

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

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

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.

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!

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.

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.

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

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.

There are hundreds of properties in rocks which you can describe, so get your geology goggles on and get ready to rock your child's science skills.

Help your kid get a handle on punctuation by challenging her to create a story that's truly out of this world.

There's only one word that rhymes with orange. This is bad news for poets who want to write about oranges. But what if they use word play instead?

This writing activity help give your child ideas for personal essays, important thoughts, and positive feelings throughout the holiday season.

Communicating using the written word doesn't have to be tough! It can be as simple and fun as composing a comic strip.

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.

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

Is your kid indecisive about what he wants to be when he grows up? Instead of concentrating on just one dream, encourage him to explore the possibilities.

A nonet is a 9-line poem. Like haiku, each line has a specific number of syllables, starting with nine in the first line and ending with only one in the last.

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

Honor the spirit of the Civil Rights Movement by interviewing someone in your community who lived it.

Children tap into their own imaginative storytelling skills by creating and writing a richly embellished folk tale about their favorite member of the animal kingdom.

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.

Help your fourth or fifth grader design and write their own innovative greeting card by formulating a poem in the shape of their favorite object of choice.

This reading comprehension activity teaches children reading in reverse: how would you teach an alien to use a zipper?

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

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!

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