Help your kids put together a travel journal for your family's next vacation to get them reading, writing, and thinking about what's happening on the trip.

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

Learn about the CUPS strategy, a useful tool for editing children's writing.

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

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

Make a poster with your child about what she wants to be when she grows up, while helping her practice her writing, researching, and artistic skills.

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 have your child deciphering directions for sandwich making, and learning about sequence along the way!

Build second and third grade writing skills by using pictures to help kids "see" how to use details in their stories.

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

Turn a real-life hero into a folklore hero. Your child can write a tall tale that makes a Davy Crockett or John Henry out of someone they personally know.

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

In the spirit of Seuss and all things creative and silly, celebrate reading and all that it has to offer with this fun and interactive story box.

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.

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

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

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.

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

Give your third grader's reading and writing skills a stretch: have her create a Care Manual for your pet the next time your family goes away.

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

Help your child use recycled materials, a little imagination and some writing skills to build his very own recycled creature.

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

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

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.

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.

Writing a book about a favorite trip can be fun, rewarding and a great way to practice organizational, thinking, and communication skills.

Here's an activity that takes fourth grade reading and writing skills beyond the classroom to offer a warm welcome to a new neighbor.

I see fun in your future! Your child will love making homemade Popsicles and creating jokes or fortunes to write on the Popsicle sticks.

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