3rd and 4th Grade Writing Types Activities : Page 3

Beginning poets can be overwhelmed keeping track of rhyme and rhythm. Have your little writer try a skeltonic poem, which focuses on end rhyme.

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

With this activity, your third grader will get experience with informational writing, and your Thanksgiving guests will leave with a keepsake to cherish!

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

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

This fun writing activity takes a regular task - writing a story - and transforms it into a collaborative writing experience for hilarious results!

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.

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.

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.