Kindergarten and 1st Grade Writing Activities

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

Your child will love making this adorable clover clock that will help him learn how to tell time.

Spark your kids' interest in writing by helping them write a mini-book about their favorite subject: themselves!

Research shows that when we focus on things we are grateful for, we literally rewire our brains to focus on the positive. Help kids experience the joy of gratitude by creating trees that give thanks.

Here's a writing activity that helps young learners explore an ant's perspective...and practice writing, too!

Help your preschooler learn the Four Questions prior to the big night with a homemade book, complete with words and illustrations!

Boost those first grade reading and writing skills with this sweet Mother's Day poem idea.

Celebrate Irish history and culture this St. Patrick's Day by making a miniature version of the Blarney Stone!

Celebrate Labor Day with this fun activity. Show your child how to make a "career book" and explore the many jobs that people have, while practicing writing.

Create Fairy Tale Dice and inspire your learner to weave fantastic fairy tales and improve their reading and writing skills at the same time!

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

Children tap into their own imaginative storytelling skills by creating and writing a richly embellished folk tale about their favorite member of the animal kingdom.

It's always good to have a little help during the holiday. Show your child how to set a table setting and then help him create a placemat map.

This activity allows your kindergartener to translate what they observe into a beautiful poem.

Help your kindergartener develop his sequencing skills in this activity that teaches him about a story's beginning, middle, and end.

Encourage your writer to uncover their imagination and storytelling skills by authoring their very own book.

Help your child keep track of his pledges to be more environmentally friendly with a calendar made entirely out of recycled and reused materials!

Who are the people young readers meet in their books? This reading activity will help your first grader build important comprehension skills.

This string a necklace arts activity teaches first grade readers to look for a story's beginning, middle, and end.

Use a beloved toy as a jumping-off point for a fantastic storytelling exercise in this activity that will get the littlest ones thinking about creative writing.

Challenge your learner to a whole new method of storytelling, and improve their fine motor skills in the process.

Here's a fun activity that takes "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" to a new level--and builds strong kindergarten reading and writing skills

For Read Across America Day, challenge your first grader to come up with a story using magnetic words inspired by "Green Eggs and Ham" by Dr. Seuss.

Creating a book is one thing, but creating a codex is a whole different ball game.

Make this creative "story cartoon" tray to help your first grader build reading comprehension skills while having a hilarious time!

By using watercolor paints to practice writing letters, sentences, and math problems, your child will practice first grade skills in his "Sidewalk School."

Practice reading and writing by helping your first grader create a family recipe book!

Childhood summers are magical, full of splashy fun and relaxing afternoons. Preserving those memories should be special as well.

Try this patterned story activity with your kindergartener to help her build up her reading and writing skills using some of her favorite books from preschool.