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!

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.

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 design thinking activity, your child will choose an animal to research, learn about the animal’s habitat, and then replicate the animal's habitat using household items.

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.

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

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

Make an "I'm NOT Bored" book filled with your child's favorite activities, to reference the next time she has the urge to declare, "I'm bored."

Teach your kindergartener or first grader about the art of correspondence by guiding them to create their own postcards out of favorite family photographs.

Let your imagination take flight as you explore the beautiful continent of Africa! Do this fun writing activity with your child to honor Black History Month.

Build your child's social studies skills by making a map together.

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

Make a tooth care poster with your kindergartener to help her understand how important it is to take care of those growing pearly whites!

Strengthen your fourth grader's reading skills with this analytic "reader's theater" activity.

Make a wanted poster of a villain from a favorite book or fairy tale in this fun reading comprehension activity!

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.

Here's an activity to help your child manage their nonfiction reading by focusing on the most important elements of what she's read.

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

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

Start the school year off on the right foot by treating your child's new teacher to a special heart-felt surprise!

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

Learn about the Bill of Rights this Presidents Day by playing a Pictionary-inspired drawing game. Players draw a right as others try to guess what it is.

This third grade writing activity brings home the lesson: it's not only what you write that's important, but how you write it, too.

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!

Textbook studying doesn't have to be a slog. Here's an at-home activity for before your middle-schooler begins those end-of-the-chapter review questions.

This Father's Day, give dad something he'll really appreciate: a book about him, written by his favorite author...his son or daughter!

Teach your child the art of the status update with this cutting-edge take on the old-fashioned book report: the social media book review!

For a fun way to encourage your child to read, try this comprehension technique made to satisfy visual learners.

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

Invite your first grader to create this "layers of love" keepsake for that special someone! It holds a sweet, personal message for the recipient.