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

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

Help your child learn more about the military by having him create a portrait of a soldier and write a short summary about why that soldier is important.

In this real-world exercise about the Teal Pumpkin Project, your child will create a persuasive poster to spread the word about the project in the hopes of convincing people to offer non-food trinkets this Halloween season.

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

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

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

Learn about the CUPS strategy, a useful tool for editing children's writing.

This writing activity will promote dialogue about racial segregation and its impact on African-Americans throughout history with your child.

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

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

Writing a book about a favorite trip can be fun, rewarding and a great way to practice organizational, thinking, and communication skills.

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

This science project teaches students about organic farming and the benefits and disadvantages of commercial plant food.

Here's a fun activity that will have your child deciphering directions for sandwich making, and learning about sequence along the way!

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.

Encourage your child to explore her favorite fairy tale, and learn about characters, plot, setting and story sequence as she draws her own pictures.

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.

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

Make a poster with your child about what she wants to be when she grows up, while helping her practice her writing, researching, and artistic skills.

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.

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?

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.

St. Patrick's Day may be all about the 'luck" of the Irish, but this project encourages your child to share her personal experience with luck.

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.

Is your kid indecisive about what he wants to be when he grows up? Instead of concentrating on just one dream, encourage him to explore the possibilities.

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.

Not every poem needs to be about leaves and love. If your fifth grader is more attached to his phone or computer, introduce him to the apostrophe poem.

In this fun fall-themed activity, your child will design and decorate a pumpkin based on a picture book. After completing their pumpkin, they’ll write a short story about a new adventure related to their picture book.

A nonet is a 9-line poem. Like haiku, each line has a specific number of syllables, starting with nine in the first line and ending with only one in the last.