1st - 5th Grade Writing Types Activities

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

Help your kids put together a travel journal for your family's next vacation to get them reading, writing, and thinking about what's happening on the trip.

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

For Read Across America Day, challenge your first grader to come up with a story using magnetic words inspired by "Green Eggs and Ham" by Dr. Seuss.

Help your preschooler learn the Four Questions prior to the big night with a homemade book, complete with words and illustrations!

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.

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.

Encourage your child to take in the tastes, smells, sights, sounds and textures of the year's spookiest holiday with a sensory poem!

Show your fourth grader how to make a delicate, dried flower bookmark with flowers native to their neighborhood.

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.

To celebrate black history month, use this matching quiz to help your kid demonstrate their knowledge of famous African-Americans.

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

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

Boost those first grade reading and writing skills with this sweet Mother's Day poem idea.

Unleash your child's imagination by inviting them to create a tall tale set in their own hometown.

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

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.

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.

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

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

Give your fourth grader a head start in poetry with a simile writing activity that guides him in crafting a cute poem about the beloved family pet.

Here's a fun way for your child to exercise his writing chops...and prove a point! A great way to practice persuasive writing.

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!

Encourage your child to explore her favorite fairy tale, and learn about characters, plot, setting and story sequence as she draws her own pictures.

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

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

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.

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.