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Try these story starters - creativity and sequencing skills combine to create wild stories that will have the whole family in stitches!

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

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.

Challenge your child to create a lipogram, or a piece of writing that omits one specific letter. This activity strengthens writing and language skills.

Teach your child the art of the status update with this cutting-edge take on the old-fashioned book report: the social media book review!

Your child can help your family pet take a breather, and help herself relax, too, with this soothing activity.

Try adding a splash of color to editing and revising with rainbow editing.

Help your fourth grader design a first class postage stamp for a hero who stood up for the dignity of people from all walks of life.

Children get creative with this fun, imaginative activity that combines an upcycled everyday household item with a few craft supplies.

Recruit a grandparent, pen pal, or far-off friend and get ready to engage your child in some old-fashioned communication, with a new twist.

This game will help your child write with more attention to detail.

Want to go paperless this holiday season? Here's a delicious way to get your third grader started (and practice some writing in the process!)

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

This balloon-powered car project is a great way for your kid to learn about energy and how it can be used efficiently.

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

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

Have a bookworm on your hands? They'll boost their spelling and problem solving skills with this Oulipo activity re-writing lyrics to beloved Christmas songs!

Here's a pressed leaf card project that puts science and writing together for your second grader.

This year on Mother's Day, here's a gift that builds vocabulary while bringing a smile to Mom's face!

Here's an authentic writing task that is perfect for Earth Day, or any day! In this activity, your child's pen becomes an instrument of planetary importance.

Help your children practice their presentation skills by helping them create their very own show called "The Daily News."

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

The power of gratitude is endless! Research shows that cultivating a gratitude practice can gratitude strengthen relationships, improve physical and emotional well-being, deepen empathy skills, and improve self-esteem. With such wide-spread benefits, how

This year on Mother's Day, try this gift project that brings together an appreciation for gardening with a hands-on lesson in art history.