To help keep summer memories alive, have your fifth grader utilize their writing skills to create a summer book keepsake!

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

To reach goals and gain accomplishments, you have to have a plan for success. This activity will help your child to create goals for the upcoming school year.

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

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

Start the school year off on the right foot by treating your child's new teacher to a special heart-felt surprise!

Design a special recipe book just for mom. Kid-made and packed with recipes for some of mom's favorite dishes, it's sure to be a hit on Mother's Day.

This third grade writing activity brings home the lesson: it's not only what you write that's important, but how you write it, too.

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

Here's a fun activity that will have your child deciphering directions for sandwich making, and learning about sequence along the way!

Here's an activity that takes fourth grade reading and writing skills beyond the classroom to offer a warm welcome to a new neighbor.

In the spirit of Seuss and all things creative and silly, celebrate reading and all that it has to offer with this fun and interactive story box.

Learn about the CUPS strategy, a useful tool for editing children's writing.

Honor the spirit of the Civil Rights Movement by interviewing someone in your community who lived it.

Turn a real-life hero into a folklore hero. Your child can write a tall tale that makes a Davy Crockett or John Henry out of someone they personally know.

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

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.

Give your third grader's reading and writing skills a stretch: have her create a Care Manual for your pet the next time your family goes away.

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.

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.

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

Try adding a splash of color to editing and revising with rainbow editing.

Get your little traveler ready for a âround-the-world adventure! Kids will get a geography lesson, writing practice and a great appreciation for traveling.

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.

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

Let your third grader newscaster practice presentation skills with this video "card" to celebrate Dad this Father's Day!