Preschool - 3rd Grade Writing Types Activities

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

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

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.

Unleash your child's imagination by inviting them to create a tall tale set in their own hometown.

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.

In the spirit of Seuss and all things creative and silly, celebrate reading and all that it has to offer with this fun and interactive story box.

This project combines arts and crafts with writing, as your child writes a story and publishes it into a book made out of a paper bag!

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Design a special recipe book just for mom. Kid-made and packed with recipes for some of mom's favorite dishes, it's sure to be a hit on Mother's Day.

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

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

Does your child know all the greatest kid-friendly places in town? Here's an activity that lets them create a cool city guide and work their writing chops, too!

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

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

This book-making activity is quick and easy, and it gives emerging readers insight into how a story's illustrations provide context clues.

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

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

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

What happens after the prince and the princess get married? This writing activity allows your child to answer that question for herself.

Create homemade seed packets with your kids. This activity combines your kids' love of science and the outdoors with a little writing and drawing fun.