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!

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Here's a creative preschool activity to make a crown, and build in some phonics practice while you're at it.

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