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

Make a poster with your child about what she wants to be when she grows up, while helping her practice her writing, researching, and artistic skills.

Build your kindergartener's reading comprehension by making a classic box of objects that invite them into the books you're reading together.

In celebration of Earth Day, help your fifth grader write a poem from the Earth to its inhabitants.

Want to help your child recognize the recipe for a successful sentence? Here's a fun activity to get your child thinking about how sentences work.

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.

This slightly tweaked version of "Hide and Go Seek" hones listening: a key skill for kindergarten.

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

This treasure hunt gets kids comfortable using the dictionary, and makes looking up words a lot of fun!

Boost creativity and writing skills by having your child come up with his own Gourmet S'mores recipe!

Make a fuzzy bear with your kindergartener to build up early reading skills and introduce her to phonics.

Help your child develop her letter recognition skills throughout the week leading up to Valentineâs Day with this simple activity.

Build up those kindergarten letter-sound reading skills...and create a whimsical, practical craft at the same time.

All you need is chalk and pavement to set up this silly, fun, and practical game that reinforces important vocabulary.

Try this brand name phonics activity to help your child build up his language arts skills.

Help your child pick up spelling, alphabetical order, sight word practice, and reading fast with just simple clothespins and paint sticks.

Looking for Father's Day inspiration? Make him a "card" he can wear...and build up your kindergartener's reading skills while you're at it.

Give your emerging writer a better feel for terminal punctuation with this activity that will have her mix up punctuation marks in a favorite childhood book.

A strong vocabulary helps your little one with all school subjects. With this scrambled words game, they won't mind brushing up on vocab and learning new words.

Is your kid indecisive about what he wants to be when he grows up? Instead of concentrating on just one dream, encourage him to explore the possibilities.

Palindromes are a fun and silly way to practice writing skills. Challenge your child to come up with as many palindromes as she can in this crazy activity!

Take advantage of the upcoming Irish holiday, Saint Patrick's Day, to encourage your third grader to flex his poetry muscles and come up with a haiku.

Lacing is a great way to practice hand-eye coordination, which helps with writing. Turn it into a fun preschool art project, by stringing up some ABCs!

Greek mythology offers up some of the most epic tales ever. This Greek mythology tree activity introduces him to some of the main characters in Greek mythology.

Try this patterned story activity with your kindergartener to help her build up her reading and writing skills using some of her favorite books from preschool.

Tell your child you want to work on kindergarten readiness skills and she's not likely to jump up and clap. But turn it into a game and it's a different story.

Delight your first grader by combining a reading activity with a fun "tea party" as she unscrambles cut-up words in a tea bag to form sentences and stories.

Does your young writer need more details to beef up her writing? Why not make it fun by mixing in some creative artwork, and take her writing to the next level.

For Read Across America Day, challenge your first grader to come up with a story using magnetic words inspired by "Green Eggs and Ham" by Dr. Seuss.

This simple fall-themed syllable game is a great way to introduce the concept of a syllable to your young learner.