Knowing how to use quotation marks to write character dialog is an important skill for developing writers. Here's a fun way to get your child writing speech.

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?

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

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

Show your fourth grader how to make a delicate, dried flower bookmark with flowers native to their neighborhood.

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

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

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

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 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.

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.

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.

Encourage your child to take in the tastes, smells, sights, sounds and textures of the year's spookiest holiday with a sensory poem!

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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!

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

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.

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.

Encourage your fourth grader to develop their critical thinking and critical writing skills with this Critics' Choice movie booklet for your family.

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