Writing Process Hands-on Activities

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

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

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.

Let your third grader newscaster practice presentation skills with this video "card" to celebrate Dad this Father's Day!

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

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.

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

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

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

This string a necklace arts activity teaches first grade readers to look for 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.

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

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

Help your child use recycled materials, a little imagination and some writing skills to build his very own recycled creature.

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

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

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

Thanksgiving dinner can be filled with fun and memorable interactions between family members. This holiday, why not memorialize some of those details and events with a family poem? You can create a lasting memory in the form of a poem with contributions f

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.

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.

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

Get creative with this engaging activity where kids are asked to create their own pumpkin person and tap into their creative writing skills! Include all family members by having them create their very own pumpkin people.

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

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

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.

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

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.