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.

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

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

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!

A new twist on the game of charades will inspire your first grader to look at her favorite books in a whole new light.

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

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