Get children excited about writing and descriptive language by creating yummy descriptions of their favorite candy.

Encourage children to connect words and pictures by having them write their own captions for family or magazine photos.

Children learn how to make a convincing argument—an important skill in school and in life.

In this activity, children look closely at living things in their natural environments and then make books about what they see.

Let children explore an interesting subject—themselves. An online tool will teach them to summarize and organize information as they write.

Use shape and theme poems, or poems that look like the things they describe, as a fun way to introduce children to poetry.

Use recipes to help children practice reading and writing step-by-step instructions. Have them sample the results to see how they did.

Use the online Trading Card Creator tool to have children make cards describing their favorite characters from the books on their reading list.

Share a fun book about staying safe and then talk about real-life safety issues before writing a letter to someone in your community who can help.

Boost vocabulary by taking an imaginary trip into space. After a lunar "landing," children return to Earth with a galaxy of new words.

Choose favorite rhyming songs or nursery rhymes then replace the rhyming words with seasonal themes.

Find three fun online games that are designed to help children learn to recognize letters and how they sound.

Help children use favorite photos to write a homemade memory book.

From dishes to doors, find shapes all around you while strengthening important reading and math skills.

While enjoying a book that features a journey, children write postcards from the perspective of the main character for each stop along the trip.

After reading If You Give a Moose a Muffin, have a "Muffin Party"! Children will write invitations, follow a recipe, and enjoy sharing their homemade muffins.

With a piece of paper and a pen, kids can learn anywhere! This activity gets kids writing, looking closely at letters, and learning some new words in any room of the house.

Want to visit a museum without leaving your computer? Virtually dig for famous historical artifacts from around the world found in the British Museum.

After reading about historical figures and other important people that have changed the world, children choose someone that they consider to be "amazing"—either someone they've heard about or someone they know—and create a book page that highlights this person.

Create a treasure hunt out of word-puzzle clues hidden around the home or yard.