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Here's an activity that puts a new twist on a classic game. Help your first-grader create their own wooden word blocks and play sight word Jenga.

Make learning word families more hands-on and interactive with this simple craft that has your child making "word sliders" out of paper plates.

This game will help build your child's word bank as she competes with family members for the "Word of the Day" champion title.

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.

Help your child score points with a personalized message of her own. All it takes is a set of handmade letter tiles to create some word wall art.

Help your child be a word detective as he builds excellent reading and comprehension skills on his search for clues to decipher meanings of unfamiliar words.

Looking for a fun group activity for kids? Offering writing practice, grammar review, and plenty of hands-on creativity, wacky word art is the way to go.

In this real-world exercise about the Teal Pumpkin Project, your child will create a persuasive poster to spread the word about the project in the hopes of convincing people to offer non-food trinkets this Halloween season.

If your child enjoys drawing, here's a fun way to learn about compound words that uses art as a visual aid.

Help your first grader practice sight words with this fun activity. Learn how to put together a puzzle while practicing common sight words.

Foster a love of words in your little cupid this Valentine's Day by creating a memory game that doubles as an early reading activity.

Got a kid who's learning to read? Looking for a new board game to add to the bunch? With a little help from your child, you can make a game of your own!

This silly game is a fun way to introduce and reinforce sight words--by fishing for them!

Make grammar interesting for kinders, with this fun take on charades. They'll practice verbs and get in some giggles, too!

Challenge your first or second grade reader to make 100 words in this reading and spelling activity for the 100th Day of School.

All you need is chalk and pavement to set up this silly, fun, and practical game that reinforces important vocabulary.

Help your child learn to read! By making their own book, your child can get creative, and practice ten key sight words at the same time.

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

Help your second grader understand compound words by doing this fast, goofy three legged race.

Challenge your first grader to wordsmith her way to victory with this puzzle! Who can find the most words in the letters of "Saint Patrick's Day"?

There's only one word that rhymes with orange. This is bad news for poets who want to write about oranges. But what if they use word play instead?

Challenge your child to a word count war, and practice good note-taking skills at the same time!

Inspire a love for the written word by creating an illustrated nature poetry book with your kids.

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 fun activity to show your child how to use prefixes and root words to "root out" the meaning of a word!

Help your first grader build sight word knowledge by creating a reading pointer and taking the family on a house-wide reading tour!

Rhyming helps kids better understand word structure. This silly game transforms rhymes into a mystery bag guessing game.

Communicating using the written word doesn't have to be tough! It can be as simple and fun as composing a comic strip.

Help your child pick up spelling, alphabetical order, sight word practice, and reading fast with just simple clothespins and paint sticks.

A pangram is a sentence that uses all the letters in the English alphabet. In this group game kids might just learn a thing or two about word choice in writing!