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.

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

Making Dad a comic book is a great gift for Father's Day, and one that helps them work on fine motor skills, storytelling and handwriting.

What are you the most thankful for? Challenge your kid to think about all the reasons he has to be thankful and make a turkey featuring one particular thing.

Help your child compose an alphabet poem about the season, and have them practice letters while awakening their creative writing skills, too!

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.

Combine rhymes, riddles and poetry with a terse verse! What do you call floral electricity? Flower Power!

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

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

Even the most reluctant beginning writers love to experiment with the "cliffhanger."

This activity will help generate ideas for your child to write about...without the moans and groans!

If helping your child learn parts of speech makes you want to take a nap, try this exercise. It's a sure way to keep those creative juices flowing.

This 4th of July, end the battle for independence in your house, and show your child just how much freedom she can enjoy.

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.

Give your kindergartener an outlet to articulate his thoughts about going to school for the first time by setting aside time to help him write in his journal.

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

This activity will inspire adults and kids alike to take time to explore the beauty in their community and discover the colors of fall while developing their descriptive and creative writing skills! 

Got the pre-writing blues? Try this simple five-finger technique to help your second grader develop a sequenced plan for her early compositions.

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

Turn your living room into a sophisticated café while your child and their friends explore the world of poetry with this unique and entertaining party idea.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Make a story summary folder with your child to help develop reading comprehension and critical thinking skills.

Help your child learn the parts of speech! Start with adjectives and have your child describe Santa Claus to someone who has never heard of him.

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