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

Encourage your child to take in the tastes, smells, sights, sounds and textures of the year's spookiest holiday with a sensory poem!

Need help teaching your child to sequence and organize information? Creating this graphic organizer will help your child see what happened before and after.

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.

Your aspiring poet will be delighted to learn how to write limericks, which are funny poems that correspond to a simple rhyming structure.

The project determines which laundry detergent is best for cleaning clothes.

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

Anyone can write Dad a card for Father's Day; but for the dad who loves sports, get the family to write him a special haiku on a basketball instead!

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.

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.

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

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

Help your third grader author a lovely limerick in honor of Valentine's Day! He'll be delighted to compose and recite this nonsensical poem.

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.

Communicating using the written word doesn't have to be tough! It can be as simple and fun as composing a comic strip.

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

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

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.

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

Help your fourth or fifth grader design and write their own innovative greeting card by formulating a poem in the shape of their favorite object of choice.

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

Boost creativity and writing skills by having your child come up with his own Gourmet S'mores recipe!

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.

This writing activity will promote dialogue about racial segregation and its impact on African-Americans throughout history with your child.

This writing activity help give your child ideas for personal essays, important thoughts, and positive feelings throughout the holiday season.

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

Here's a fun activity that will have your child deciphering directions for sandwich making, and learning about sequence along the way!

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.

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.