Introduce your preschooler to patterns in this arts and craft activity that uses household materials to create and paint scratch prints.

The objective of this science fair project is to determine the rate at which participants can respond to different patterns.

Make learning word families more hands-on and interactive with this simple craft that has your child making "word sliders" out of paper plates.

Here's a fun game that you can play at home to get your child thinking about prefixes and suffixes.

Give your first grader reading and writing practice with this fun, practical postcard that will also help with spelling strategies.

Even the most reluctant beginning writers love to experiment with the "cliffhanger."

Challenge your first or second grade reader to make 100 words in this reading and spelling activity for the 100th Day of School.

Here's a fun activity to reinforce simple short and long vowel words for your first grader.

Meant to be fun and inspiring, Oulipo N+7 challenges writers to create new writing, use language and enriches vocabulary, spelling and critical thinking.

Help your first grader gain new reading skills in this fun, homemade phonics game that the whole family can enjoy!

Reuse the tops of tissue boxes as photo frames for treasured family photos in this fun craft activity.

Decorate eggs for Easter without the mess by making an Easter egg collage instead in this preschool arts and crafts activity.

Beginning poets can be overwhelmed keeping track of rhyme and rhythm. Have your little writer try a skeltonic poem, which focuses on end rhyme.

Use marbles and paint to explore the wild world of shapes and color...and build writing strength, too.

This sunshiny art project is perfect for a rainy day and it helps preschoolers with fine motor skills.

Looking for a fun group activity for kids? Offering writing practice, grammar review, and plenty of hands-on creativity, wacky word art is the way to go.

Help your second grader understand compound words by doing this fast, goofy three legged race.

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