This bookmark is a helpful tool to use during and after reading to remind your child of "good reader" strategies that she can use on her own.

Here's an activity that takes fourth grade reading and writing skills beyond the classroom to offer a warm welcome to a new neighbor.

What's the first letter? Play this game with your first grader the next time you read together, and watch her reading skills grow as she climbs the levels.

Let your child play with scissors! Put them to work, creating a book that will keep them busy, and help them practice their letters, too.

This goofy scramble book activity will bring laughs...but also some good, solid comprehension skills too!

Help your kindergartener practice letter strokes while experimenting with the painting style of the great artist Mondrian.

Let your child catch you making deliberate errors in this silly game that promotes serious learning about punctuation.

Help your preschooler celebrate his big day by crafting a special, sparkly diploma frame to celebrate his achievement!

Here's a household scavenger hunt that shows kids the natural sources behind everyday objects...and builds reading skills, too!

Here's an authentic writing task that is perfect for Earth Day, or any day! In this activity, your child's pen becomes an instrument of planetary importance.

Creating a family newspaper is a great way to teach your child the characteristics of a newspaper article, give him or her some excellent writing practice.

Encourage your fourth grader to develop their critical thinking and critical writing skills with this Critics' Choice movie booklet for your family.

Salute your "#1 Dad" with this creative pop-up card!

Help your fourth grader affirm her place in the family and in the march of recent history with this family album project.

Take a nature walk in your backyard or local park to find one object for every letter of the alphabet. Then put them together in this handy nature book.

New readers need to develop a "bank" of words they can read by sight. Hate flashcards? Consider this fresh way to practice sight words to perfection...Bingo!

Here are some kindergarten readiness activities that you can do with reused plastic bottle caps.

Many kids find themselves especially challenged by writing in third grade. Here's how you can help, using a technique called "storyboarding."

Here's an activity to teach your fourth grader how to reflect on her past year and set specific, attainable goals to reach in the New Year.