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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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! 

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.

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.

Encourage your child to explore her favorite fairy tale, and learn about characters, plot, setting and story sequence as she draws her own pictures.

St. Patrick's Day may be all about the 'luck" of the Irish, but this project encourages your child to share her personal experience with luck.

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

What exactly went on in a typical dinosaur family? Travel back to the Mesozoic Era and bring out your kid's creative side with this sequencing activity.

Make a story summary folder with your child to help develop reading comprehension and critical thinking skills.

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

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

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.

Help your child learn the parts of speech! Start with adjectives and have your child describe Santa Claus to someone who has never heard of him.

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

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

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

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

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

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.