Book Central: Interactive Reading Extension Activities for Your Child
Introduces Book Central interactive reading extension activities. Kid's review books, test their knowledge, and learn about their favorite authors. Encourages at-home reading.

Mystery Writing with Joan Lowery Nixon: Writing with Writers
Online mystery writing exercise for kids, lead by author Joan Lowery Nixon. Involves reading, writing, and revision. Teaches creative writing in the mystery genre, revisions skills, and attention to detail.

Writing Prompts: Brain Boosters
Creative writing prompts that will boost your child's problem-solving skills, imagination, and creativity. With these clever writing exercises, all your child needs to get started is paper and a pen!

Twisted Max Tales
Remember Mad Libs?

News Writing Workshop for Kids
Step-by-step news writing workshop. Teaches kids how to research, write, and revise a news article. Suggests publishing a famliy newspaper.

Kids Rewrite Fairytales from a New Point of View
Children tell their favorite fairytale from a different character's perspective. They write and illustrate their version. Teaches point-of-view and allows kids to put themselves in others' shoes.

Fairy Tales: Writing With Writers
Explore fairy tales and fables -- some of them fractured! This online activity is a reading extension on modern fairy tales. One of those fairy tales includes The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by John Scieszka.

Card Factory
Scholastic's Card Factory is a fun online activity that lets kids make their own customized e-cards. It gives kids easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions. Your child can even make cards based on her favorite book characters.

Sentence Grab Bag: A Game That Offers Punctuation Practice
Children can practice punctuation with this easy-to-make game. Made with common household items. Involves making punctuation crads and matching them with appropriate sentences.

Use Writing Prompts to Help Children Practice and Improve Writing Skills
Discusses the use of writing prompts, story starters, and other strategies to help children practice writing skills and enjoy writing more.

6 Ways to Encourage Young Writers
6 ways to encourage young writers. Break your child's writer's block or jump-start a reluctant writer. Includes writing exercises and prompts.