Some of Fleishman's memories in his essay "My House of Voices" are shared with the class. Students then write a descriptive essay that gives a tour of the voices in their homes, school, etc.

Act out a story after reading it. Work together to create a script and make costumes and props. Then invite others to watch and hear your story!

When you plant a garden, involve children in the process by writing down questions and observations on the garden's growth in a garden journal.

Children will learn their address and phone number to help keep them safe.

Children love books that rhyme and to create their own rhymes. It's a fun way to learn how words sound similar to one another!

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.

Kids will love Hink Pinks—word puzzles that use two-word clues to lead to a rhyming solution. Try one and get hooked yourself: Obese feline? Fat cat!

Writing stories that imitate a certain genre or type of fiction allows children to explore a book they love by imagining new twists for their favorite characters and plot lines.

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.

Encourage children to spend a little time thinking and writing about just what makes a hero and who their personal heroes might be.

Let children practice using different types of words in a fill-in-the-blank-story game before making their own word list for a magnetic poetry set.

Explore fairy tales told in both old and new ways and use an online tool to help children create their own "fractured" version of a fairy tale.

Have children explore the different parts of mystery writing by making a puzzle about a favorite book. They can then invent and write their own mysteries using the online Mystery Cube tool.

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