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

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.

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

Your fourth grader will get their mind working with this simple "Chanukah" anagram game. They will hone their language and spelling skills with this one!

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.

The alphabet is a big learning milestone for most kids. Help your child learn alphabetical order by making a food list in this fun Thanksgiving activity.

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

Cultivating resilience is one of the most important ways we can overcome challenges and reach our goals. In this activity, children will explore the concept of resilience and then create a video to explain and teach resilience to others.

Help your third grader author a lovely limerick in honor of Valentine's Day! He'll be delighted to compose and recite this nonsensical poem.

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

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

Help your third grader practice his writing skills and learn to operate household appliances like the washing machine or DVR with this Family How-to guide!

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

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

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

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

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.

Learn about how to write a couplet poem in this easy introduction to the classic poetry style.

Most of us are familiar with haiku, but the tanka is an even older form of Japanese poetry. Learn to write a tanka poem with this activity.

With this activity, your third grader will get experience with informational writing, and your Thanksgiving guests will leave with a keepsake to cherish!

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

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

Help your child make an imaginative scene come to life by making a diorama. Your child will be practicing three dimensional thinking and language arts skills.

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.

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

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

This activity is a great way to engage learners in Earth Day celebrations while cultivating skills around nonfiction comprehension and research writing.

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

Make going back to school a fun time! Let your child create her own pencil topper creatures using everyday materials and a Styrofoam ball.

Let your future scribe's imagination run wild! Children have a hard time understanding fact versus fiction, and writing a tall tale can help.