Knowing your antonyms from your synonyms is an important part of the second grade writing curriculum, and is a real boon for vocabulary.

Combine your child's natural curiosity with his developing classification and writing skills by helping him create a backyard field guide.

Parents can help their children at home by using a dialogue journal to model good writing.

Kids can turn a favorite fairy tale into a rebus puzzle by replacing the nouns in the story with pictures that they draw themselves.

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

Transform your home into a theater with this fun Fall Family Theater Night activity! Invite the family to gather together to practice reading a fun fall-themed story in the format of a play.

Help your child create an autumn poem full of colorful sensory details.

Looking for a unique arts and crafts activity that gives some writing practice? Help your child make her own back-to-school business cards!

In this activity, your first grader will practice calendar skills, observe the weather and learns to read calendar words. Here's how to get started:

"Crown" dad this Father's Day—and sneak in some letter-sound practice, too.

Help your first grade child figure out contractions and their original two words by playing this simple game, Contraction Concentration!

Better than any store bought Father's Day card, this touching keepsake lets your child give Dad a peek into their relationship from her point of view.

Encourage your writer to uncover their imagination and storytelling skills by authoring their very own book.

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.

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.

Help Mother's Day feel special for weeks and months ahead, while giving your child some good writing practice, too.

Send your child on a table of contents treasure hunt to help build basic research skills! Navigating a book is a skill that is sure to come in handy later on.

Here's a rainy day phonics craft project for you and your first grader. Reel in those double "ee" words on this do-it-yourself eel!

What's the first letter? Play this game with your first grader the next time you read together, and watch her reading skills grow as she climbs the levels.

Help your child with his decoding and early reading skills in this fun game where you follow a spider web to find your treasure!

This fun and easy project is the perfect way to help your first grader remember who's who, practice her handwriting, and help decorate for Thanksgiving.

This project combines arts and crafts with writing, as your child writes a story and publishes it into a book made out of a paper bag!

Here's a writing activity that helps young learners explore an ant's perspective...and practice writing, too!

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