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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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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