Here's a fun activity that takes "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" to a new level--and builds strong kindergarten reading and writing skills

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

Compound words get easier if kids can spot two smaller words that they already know inside. Add some fun to the process with this card game!

Here's a creative and engaging activity to get your child on track with that pesky little line.

This hands-on family activity gives your child practice creating compound sentences, while teaching him skills that will help him become a better writer!

Those second grade spelling lists may be getting serious, but that's no reason to stop having fun. Here's a high-energy hopscotch game to try.

Is your precocious third grader a Shakespeare in the making? Challenge her growing vocabulary with a group game that rewards her wordy ways

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

Once your child has mastered the letters of the alphabet it's time to start building words! Try out this activity that encourages simple word recognition.

Write a letter to Santa and bring back the lost art of letter writing. Learn how to write a carefully crafted wishlist using proper letter form.

Practice reading with this fun game, where your first grader will "hunt" for hidden words around the house.

Make this creative "story cartoon" tray to help your first grader build reading comprehension skills while having a hilarious time!

Combine kids' love of scavenger hunts with consonant blends to create a fun game that's perfect for everything from birthday parties to rainy days at home.

Help your learner read, write, and understand letters and letter sounds with this delightful journal activity.

This treasure hunt gets kids comfortable using the dictionary, and makes looking up words a lot of fun!

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.

Grandparents are always wondering what to get kids for their birthdays. Try out this idea: a list of 10 little-known facts about Grandma or Grandpa.

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

Work on homophones, words that sound the same, and spelling with this imaginative activity!

Play the Vocabulary Game to help your child develop a superb, admirable, excellent, magnificent, splendid vocabulary!

Introduce your child to preliminary science concepts by challenging them to do this fun and simple cloud observation activity.

Help your child keep track of his pledges to be more environmentally friendly with a calendar made entirely out of recycled and reused materials!

Many kids find themselves especially challenged by writing in third grade. Here's how you can help, using a technique called "storyboarding."

Practice rhythm and rhyme with these step-by-step instructions for a pantoum poem!

Beginning poets can be overwhelmed keeping track of rhyme and rhythm. Have your little writer try a skeltonic poem, which focuses on end rhyme.

People have identification cards, why not pets? Make an ID card for your family pet, a fun activity that also gives your child some writing practice.

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

Help your children practice their presentation skills by helping them create their very own show called "The Daily News."

Write to a deployed soldier to help your child practice reading, writing, and get a better understanding of what it means to serve our country.