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

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

Show your little poet how to create a beautiful acrostic poem for someone special this Valentine's Day.

This reading comprehension activity teaches children reading in reverse: how would you teach an alien to use a zipper?

Help your kid get a handle on punctuation by challenging her to create a story that's truly out of this world.

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

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

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?

Your child can enjoy the summer sun as she creates her own one-of-a-kind mural!

Strengthen your fourth grader's reading skills with this analytic "reader's theater" activity.

It's always good to have a little help during the holiday. Show your child how to set a table setting and then help him create a placemat map.

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

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.

Celebrate Irish history and culture this St. Patrick's Day by making a miniature version of the Blarney Stone!

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

Show your second grader how to celebrate nature by turning some collected pencil shavings into miniature 3-D designs.

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

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.

Mad Libs are fun but they're even better when your fourth grader gets to make the story himself!

Turn a real-life hero into a folklore hero. Your child can write a tall tale that makes a Davy Crockett or John Henry out of someone they personally know.

This holiday season, help your third grader celebrate gifts--so often both cost-free and priceless--that the family has shared this year.

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.

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

Send your child on an online hunt where he will practice working with search engines and use his reading comprehension skills to find specific information.

To help keep summer memories alive, have your fifth grader utilize their writing skills to create a summer book keepsake!

Your spotlight-loving third or fourth grader will be delighted to play this improvisational game of freeze theater with family or friends.

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.

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.

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