This 4th of July, end the battle for independence in your house, and show your child just how much freedom she can enjoy.

In this fun fall-themed activity, your child will design and decorate a pumpkin based on a picture book. After completing their pumpkin, they’ll write a short story about a new adventure related to their picture book.

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.

Make a story summary folder with your child to help develop reading comprehension and critical thinking skills.

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.

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

This writing activity to get your third grader to combine the fun of poetry with the excitement of celebrating a birthday.

Help your child create an autumn poem full of colorful sensory details.

Making Dad a comic book is a great gift for Father's Day, and one that helps them work on fine motor skills, storytelling and handwriting.

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

I see fun in your future! Your child will love making homemade Popsicles and creating jokes or fortunes to write on the Popsicle sticks.

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.

Got the pre-writing blues? Try this simple five-finger technique to help your second grader develop a sequenced plan for her early compositions.

Children take inspiration from Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai to write their own blog listicle on a topic of their choosing.

Here's a fun writing activity that will turn a Saturday trip to the local zoo into an all-out creativity bonanza.

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

Help your child learn more about the military by having him create a portrait of a soldier and write a short summary about why that soldier is important.

Help your child use recycled materials, a little imagination and some writing skills to build his very own recycled creature.

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.

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.

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

Combine rhymes, riddles and poetry with a terse verse! What do you call floral electricity? Flower Power!

Before your crafty kid moves on to sewing needles and thread, help her create a beautiful cross-stitch pattern with markers!

Combine your child's natural curiosity with his developing classification and writing skills by helping him create a backyard field guide.

Help you child create an inspirational quote board out of foam that will motivate her to produce her best work and maintain a positive attitude.

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

This activity will inspire adults and kids alike to take time to explore the beauty in their community and discover the colors of fall while developing their descriptive and creative writing skills!

This project will help keep your child's thoughts in order as he creates stories from the beginning all the way through to the end.