This Presidents Day, meet four of our country's most important heroes with this Mount Rushmore writing activity.

Help your child learn more about the military by having him create a portrait of a soldier and write a short summary about why that soldier is important.

In this real-world exercise about the Teal Pumpkin Project, your child will create a persuasive poster to spread the word about the project in the hopes of convincing people to offer non-food trinkets this Halloween season.

Learn about how to write a couplet poem in this easy introduction to the classic poetry style.

In this design thinking activity, your child will choose an animal to research, learn about the animal’s habitat, and then replicate the animal's habitat using household items.

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

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

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

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

Talk about ice cream while helping your 4th grader work on crucial punctuation skills.

Incorporate a lesson about metaphors into a writing and drawing project featuring one of the most classically recognizable of holiday icons: Rudolph!

Here's a fun game that you can play at home to get your child thinking about prefixes and suffixes.

Test your learner's knowledge of Barack Obama by challenging your child to complete a crossword puzzle about the President after reading a short biography.

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.

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.

There's only one word that rhymes with orange. This is bad news for poets who want to write about oranges. But what if they use word play instead?

Give your fourth grader a head start in poetry with a simile writing activity that guides him in crafting a cute poem about the beloved family pet.

Is your kid indecisive about what he wants to be when he grows up? Instead of concentrating on just one dream, encourage him to explore the possibilities.

It doesnât take long for flashcard drills about prefixes and suffixes to get old. Turn the learning process into a treasure hunt with this fun activity!

A pangram is a sentence that uses all the letters in the English alphabet. In this group game kids might just learn a thing or two about word choice in writing!

In this fun fall-themed activity, your child will design and decorate a pumpkin based on a picture book. After completing their pumpkin, they’ll write a short story about a new adventure related to their picture book.

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.

Here's a fun writing activity that will turn a Saturday trip to the local zoo into an all-out creativity bonanza.

Looking for a fun group activity for kids? Offering writing practice, grammar review, and plenty of hands-on creativity, wacky word art is the way to go.

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

See how to write a love song simply in this kid-focused tutorial. Learn how to write a love song for Valentine's Day and beyond.

Want to build your child's literary repertoire with tools like foreshadowing and description? Try a spooky Halloween story!

Show your child how to write a diamante poem, which makes use of a simple structure and results in a diamond-shaped poem.

Representing the story in a visual way makes it easier for your child to compare the traits of various characters.

Add some artsy fun to your child's next reading adventure by letting them draw the characters.