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.

Design a special recipe book just for mom. Kid-made and packed with recipes for some of mom's favorite dishes, it's sure to be a hit on Mother's Day.

Does your child know all the greatest kid-friendly places in town? Here's an activity that lets them create a cool city guide and work their writing chops, too!

Does your young writer need more details to beef up her writing? Why not make it fun by mixing in some creative artwork, and take her writing to the next level.

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.

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.

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.

Let your third grader newscaster practice presentation skills with this video "card" to celebrate Dad this Father's Day!

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

This Presidents Day, meet four of our country's most important heroes with this Mount Rushmore writing activity.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

Start the school year off on the right foot by treating your child's new teacher to a special heart-felt surprise!

As Mother's Day approaches, everyone's grateful! Let your third grader assemble this special book with words from the whole family.

Learn about how to write a couplet poem in this easy introduction to the classic poetry style.

This third grade writing activity brings home the lesson: it's not only what you write that's important, but how you write it, too.

Here's a fun activity that will help your child become familiar with both punctuation marks...by using pasta shapes!

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

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

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.

Show your little poet how to create a beautiful acrostic poem for someone special this Valentine's Day.

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