Preschool - 5th Grade Writing Process Activities

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

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.

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

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

Create your very own "stained glass" flower, the perfect gift for mom this Mother's Day!

Try adding a splash of color to editing and revising with rainbow editing.

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.

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.

Introduce your child to preliminary science concepts by challenging them to do this fun and simple cloud observation activity.

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

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.

To reach goals and gain accomplishments, you have to have a plan for success. This activity will help your child to create goals for the upcoming school year.

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 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.

Start the school year off on the right foot by treating your child's new teacher to a special heart-felt surprise!

As your fifth grader brainstorms and creates a plan for peace, your child will give his creativity and fine motor skills a boost!

Honor the spirit of the Civil Rights Movement by interviewing someone in your community who lived it.

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

Get your little traveler ready for a âround-the-world adventure! Kids will get a geography lesson, writing practice and a great appreciation for traveling.

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

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.

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.

What exactly went on in a typical dinosaur family? Travel back to the Mesozoic Era and bring out your kid's creative side with this sequencing activity.

Your child can explore color mixing and design while folding together a paint-filled paper and then using a marker to outline it.

I see fun in your future! Your child will love making homemade Popsicles and creating jokes or fortunes to write on the Popsicle sticks.