Incorporate a lesson about metaphors into a writing and drawing project featuring one of the most classically recognizable of holiday icons: Rudolph!

Your child can enjoy the summer sun as she creates her own one-of-a-kind mural!

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.

Your fourth grader will get their mind working with this simple "Chanukah" anagram game. They will hone their language and spelling skills with this one!

There's only one word that rhymes with orange. This is bad news for poets who want to write about oranges. But what if they use word play instead?

Is your kid indecisive about what he wants to be when he grows up? Instead of concentrating on just one dream, encourage him to explore the possibilities.

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.

Cultivating resilience is one of the most important ways we can overcome challenges and reach our goals. In this activity, children will explore the concept of resilience and then create a video to explain and teach resilience to others.

With this activity, your third grader will get experience with informational writing, and your Thanksgiving guests will leave with a keepsake to cherish!

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Let your future scribe's imagination run wild! Children have a hard time understanding fact versus fiction, and writing a tall tale can help.

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

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

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

Thanksgiving dinner can be filled with fun and memorable interactions between family members. This holiday, why not memorialize some of those details and events with a family poem? You can create a lasting memory in the form of a poem with contributions f

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

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.

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

Most of us are familiar with haiku, but the tanka is an even older form of Japanese poetry. Learn to write a tanka poem with this activity.

In this outdoor science activity you'll find tips on how to create a nature journal by choosing a native plant or animal and tracking that species.

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

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

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