Learn about the microclimate of your backyard by tracking rainfall, temperature, and observed weather with hand drawn charts and graphs.

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.

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.

Children will love this arts and crafts activity. Write an "invisible" message in white crayon, then paint over it to reveal the secret!

Write a letter to Santa and bring back the lost art of letter writing. Learn how to write a carefully crafted wishlist using proper letter form.

Write to a deployed soldier to help your child practice reading, writing, and get a better understanding of what it means to serve our country.

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

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

Here's an activity to help your first grader read and write, while staying in touch with a faraway friend or relative. Here's how:

In this science fair project, young children notice and track changes in trees throughout the year.

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.

Helping your child write their own "Thanksgiving Proclamation" can help them grasp the spirit of the day, and develop more of an attitude of gratitude.

Kids practice their writing composition skills as they cut and paste nutsy headlines from old newspapers and write silly articles to go with them.

Conduct a simple experiment with your child to study how dirt tracks change as they age in this 1st grade science activity.

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

Make this cute Rudolph holiday card holder so you can keep track of them and share them with the world.

This weather spinner will improve observation skills by encouraging children to examine and track weather details and patterns.

Help second graders grasp their understanding of tall tales and practice writing with this activity by writing about their own family!

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

Make a passport suitcase and keep track of all the places you've traveled together as a family. Here's how:

Learn how different types of soil affect how animal tracks form in this experiment!

This fun writing activity takes a regular task - writing a story - and transforms it into a collaborative writing experience for hilarious results!

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

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

Want to help your child recognize the recipe for a successful sentence? Here's a fun activity to get your child thinking about how sentences work.

Give your third grader's reading and writing skills a stretch: have her create a Care Manual for your pet the next time your family goes away.

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

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

This colorful cupcake craft is a great party activity. What's more, it can also be a good way to help you keep track of kid's birthdays.

Here is a way to help your first grader keep track of the books she has read, and also help her develop some critical thinking skills.