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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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!

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

In celebration of Earth Day, help your fifth grader write a poem from the Earth to its inhabitants.

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?

If your child's paragraphs need to transition from out-of-order to organized and smooth, try this simple, real-life activity.

Mad Libs are fun, but they're even better when your fourth grader gets to make the story!

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

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.

Your child can transform an everyday sight into a persuasive writing exercise by starting with the "product" she knows best: her family!

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.

This reading comprehension activity teaches children reading in reverse: how would you teach an alien to use a zipper?

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

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.

Communicating using the written word doesn't have to be tough! It can be as simple and fun as composing a comic strip.

Show your little poet how to create a beautiful acrostic poem for someone special this Valentine's Day.

Help your kid get a handle on punctuation by challenging her to create a story that's truly out of this world.

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

Take advantage of the upcoming Irish holiday, Saint Patrick's Day, to encourage your third grader to flex his poetry muscles and come up with a haiku.

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

Help your child put a new spin on her favorite myth by turning it into a mad lib! Guaranteed to bring the giggles, this fun activity also packs in the learning.

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

Help your fourth or fifth grader design and write their own innovative greeting card by formulating a poem in the shape of their favorite object of choice.