This version of the carnival game where you try to toss chips into a cup, to win a fabulous prize, gives kids a boost in early writing and reading.

Give your child a glimpse of how another set of students approach reading by teaching him how the blind use braille.

Next time you're headed out on the road with your fourth grader, try this alphabet-geography game that the whole family can play.

Practicing letters and words by writing them out is all well and good, but spelling out your practice words with old puzzle pieces is a lot more fun!

Help your child practice his writing skills, while ensuring he'll get some mail to call his own, by making Family Mailboxes, a fun arts and crafts project.

Silent "e" words are a big part of first grade phonics. Help them turn words like "hop" to "hope" in this action-packed, practical game.

Check out this fun science project idea on ecological succession and learn the main difference between primary and secondary succession.

Science fair project that determines the correlation between wind direction and subsequent weather patterns.

Children will love this arts and crafts activity. Write an "invisible" message in white crayon, then paint over it to reveal the secret!

Try your hand at writing jump rope rhymes by organizing your ideas first, then composing your creation like a poem.

Graph are a great way to organize information. Your child will get to practice graphing by creating a bar graph and a pictorial graph of her friend's names.

Kindergarteners are expected to master the alphabet. Get your child outside and exercising with this fun, move and shake alphabet game.

While you are waiting for the real stuff, this activity lets your child play in pretend "snow" while practicing reading skills and learning about magnets.

Reinforce your child’s understanding of the alphabet by helping them construct all of the letters using pipe cleaners.

Play Rock Tic-Tac-Toe, the perfect outdoor game for all ages. Help your child develop thinking skills and get away from the TV!

Start by writing an acrostic poem, but then get ready for a writing challenge that makes an acrostic trickier to write.

Challenge your budding wordsmith to see how many words he can make out of his own name, using homemade flashcards.

Looking for a fun summer activity to capture all your vacation memories? Create a summer scrapbook with your child!

On Father's Day, delight Dad--and stretch your early reader, too!--with this adorable ABC book of "Fun with Dad."

A lemonade stand is a great opportunity for your kids to work on their money skills and donate some hard earned money to charity.

Most kids love to play spy. Here's a way to have fun with mysterious codes while mastering an ordinary, necessary skill: first grade spelling.

This activity is a fun way to fill up your child's tummy and spend time together creating edible lessons in the kitchen.

Make cards this May Day celebrating the arrival of springtime.

This science fair project idea investigates the relationship between memory and age.

Determination can go along way, especially in difficult times. In this home activity, your child will hear the true story of Ivy, the very determined dog, who plays, loves, and runs, just like the other dogs, even though she does not have the ability to

Looking for an on-the-go game that can be played anywhere, anytime? Put down the hangman and tic-tac-toe. Here's a new one for the whole family!

Children who know the names and sounds of letters when they enter school, learn to read sooner. This activity uses a clothesline to work on alphabet sounds.

Practice reading and vocabulary by making sight words into a puzzle!

This project examines whether and what associations exist between numbers and letters and colors.

Does your child love pretend and need practice with letters and the sounds they make? Get cooking! This activity is fun and builds key reading skills, too.