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

Show your second grader how to celebrate nature by turning some collected pencil shavings into miniature 3-D designs.

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

Try your hand at writing jump rope rhymes by organizing your ideas first, then composing your creation like a poem.

Here's a writing activity that helps young learners explore an ant's perspective...and practice writing, too!

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

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

In this writing activity, let your child reflect on the past and practice their writing skills and word usage as they create an "I Used to, Now I" 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.

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

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

If helping your child learn parts of speech makes you want to take a nap, try this exercise. It's a sure way to keep those creative juices flowing.

This 4th of July, end the battle for independence in your house, and show your child just how much freedom she can enjoy.

Combine your child's natural curiosity with his developing classification and writing skills by helping him create a backyard field guide.

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

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.

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.

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

What happens after the prince and the princess get married? This writing activity allows your child to answer that question for herself.

Help Mother's Day feel special for weeks and months ahead, while giving your child some good writing practice, too.

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

Turn your living room into a sophisticated café while your child and their friends explore the world of poetry with this unique and entertaining party idea.

This activity will inspire adults and kids alike to take time to explore the beauty in their community and discover the colors of fall while developing their descriptive and creative writing skills!

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

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

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

The alphabet is a big learning milestone for most kids. Help your child learn alphabetical order by making a food list in this fun Thanksgiving activity.

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

Make going back to school a fun time! Let your child create her own pencil topper creatures using everyday materials and a Styrofoam ball.