Help your child learn about the various elements of a story by creating a play based on her favorite picture book.

Children will read a book, then retell the story with pictures they have painted on stones.

Make a story summary folder with your child to help develop reading comprehension and critical thinking skills.

Let your child step into the main character's shoes as they keep track of the setting, events, and names of characters in the story by keeping a journal.

Help your kindergartener develop his sequencing skills in this activity that teaches him about a story's beginning, middle, and end.

This string a necklace arts activity teaches first grade readers to look for a story's beginning, middle, and end.

Go on a storytelling adventure using your kindergartenerâs five favorite picture books.

Teaching kids that stories have an order is important, despite how fun it is to listen to the tale of the tomato that put on his pajamas and went for a swim.

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

Take a beach ball, a marker, and a first grader. What do you get? An outdoor activity that works on reading comprehension, in the midst of a game of catch!

This activity will give pre-readers practice building a story. And it's silly fun, too!

If your third grader is having difficulty sequencing events in a story, try creating this book square.

Representing the story in a visual way makes it easier for your child to compare the traits of various characters.

Kids can turn a favorite fairy tale into a rebus puzzle by replacing the nouns in the story with pictures that they draw themselves.

Encourage your child to explore her favorite fairy tale, and learn about characters, plot, setting and story sequence as she draws her own pictures.

Try this delicious and nutritious recipe for Green Eggs and Ham, inspired by Dr. Seuss's classic story of Sam I Am.

What if your child couldn't see the pictures of a picture book? In this activity, she'll listen to a story without looking at the images, and create her own.

In this fun fall-themed activity, your child will design and decorate a pumpkin based on a picture book. After completing their pumpkin, they’ll write a short story about a new adventure related to their picture book.

Transform your home into a theater with this fun Fall Family Theater Night activity! Invite the family to gather together to practice reading a fun fall-themed story in the format of a play.

What exactly went on in a typical dinosaur family? Travel back to the Mesozoic Era and bring out your kid's creative side with this sequencing activity.

Create Fairy Tale Dice and inspire your learner to weave fantastic fairy tales and improve their reading and writing skills at the same time!

Make a photo essay! This fun middle school photography activity makes creative writing come to life by turning words into pictures.

Guide your first grader through a map drawing project inspired by her favorite fairy tale. Its masked as a fun art activity, but it also packs learning punch!

Help your child gain reading comprehension skills, as well as listening and memory skills with this fun activity that uses his favorite book!

Put your kid to the test and have him compare and contrast elements in a narrative text by identifying how characters and situations are alike and different.

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

Recruit a grandparent, pen pal, or far-off friend and get ready to engage your child in some old-fashioned communication, with a new twist.

Unleash your child's imagination by inviting them to create a tall tale set in their own hometown.

Paying attention to headers and subheaders is a great way to orient your child to the text they're tackling. Here's how:

Help your child to create a familiar favorite from a book or series he adores out of papier-mache. Exercise your child's imagination and language arts skills.