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Research shows that when we focus on things we are grateful for, we literally rewire our brains to focus on the positive. Help kids experience the joy of gratitude by creating trees that give thanks.

This 'handy' Thanksgiving wreath gets your child to focus on things he's grateful for all year. Create a Thanksgiving wreath with your child this November.

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.

Beginning poets can be overwhelmed keeping track of rhyme and rhythm. Have your little writer try a skeltonic poem, which focuses on end rhyme.

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.

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.

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

Challenge your child to a word count war, and practice good note-taking skills at the same time!

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

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.

Celebrate the new school year with a back to school poem!

Looking for a simple, yet unique writing activity for your child on Valentine's Day? Try a hand at haiku!

This fall-themed drawing game is a great way to introduce your kid to some of the important symbols of the fall season.

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

In this activity, your students will research a favorite superhero and discuss which of their powers are real and not real. Your students will be able to complete a simple research chart and graphic organizer.

This activity will help generate ideas for your child to write about...without the moans and groans!

In this design thinking activity, your child will choose an animal to research, learn about the animal’s habitat, and then replicate the animal's habitat using household items.

Refresh your third grader's understanding of idioms with this hands-on art activity that encourages him to manipulate clay to represent his favorite idiom.

Create a prefix-suffix flip-book and help improve decoding skills and vocabulary.

To help keep summer memories alive, have your fifth grader utilize their writing skills to create a summer book keepsake!

Encourage your fourth grader to develop their critical thinking and critical writing skills with this Critics' Choice movie booklet for your family.