Here's a hilarious alternative to those sugary conversation hearts...and a way to keep building first grade literacy skills while you're at it!

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

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.

With nothing more than a flat open space and some lively kids, you can reinforce key concepts of punctuation while having lots of healthy laughs.

Gourd painting is a fun fall activity that makes for perfect Thanksgiving decorations. Try gourd painting with your child for some seasonal fun this autumn.

Get your child writing as she describes the four seasons, then decorates a shape for each to hang in the house!

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

These Thanksgiving place cards are a fun turkey-twist on traditional place markers. Make a set of these Thanksgiving place cards with your child this November.

Help you child learn the key pieces to a sentence, by creating sentence puzzles at home.

Build your child's vocabulary and get his body moving at the same time with this fun dance map activity!

Want to do something a little different for Dad this year? Have your child design his very own Father's Day "Greatest Hits CD" card.

If helping your child learn parts of speech makes you want to take a nap, try this exercise. It's a sure way to keep those creative juices flowing.