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

This activity is a great way to engage learners in Earth Day celebrations while cultivating skills around nonfiction comprehension and research writing.

In this outdoor science activity you'll find tips on how to create a nature journal by choosing a native plant or animal and tracking that species.

This project will help keep your child's thoughts in order as he creates stories from the beginning all the way through to the end.

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

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

Here's a fun way for your child to exercise his writing chops...and prove a point! A great way to practice persuasive writing.

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

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.

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

As Mother's Day approaches, everyone's grateful! Let your third grader assemble this special book with words from the whole family.

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

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.

Most of us are familiar with haiku, but the tanka is an even older form of Japanese poetry. Learn to write a tanka poem with this activity.

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

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

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.

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

This writing activity to get your third grader to combine the fun of poetry with the excitement of celebrating a birthday.

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

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.

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

Your fourth grader will get their mind working with this simple "Chanukah" anagram game. They will hone their language and spelling skills with this one!

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

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

In this activity, your students will research a favorite superhero and discuss which of their powers are real and not real. Your students will be able to complete a simple research chart and graphic organizer.

Boost creativity and writing skills by having your child come up with his own Gourmet S'mores recipe!

Have a bookworm on your hands? They'll boost their spelling and problem solving skills with this Oulipo activity re-writing lyrics to beloved Christmas songs!

Does your child know all the greatest kid-friendly places in town? Here's an activity that lets them create a cool city guide and work their writing chops, too!

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.