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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

Try your hand at writing jump rope rhymes by organizing your ideas first, then composing your creation like a poem.

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.

Children take inspiration from Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai to write their own blog listicle on a topic of their choosing.

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