In this parts of speech fall scavenger hunt, kids will search for all the hidden leaves, sort them into parts of speech categories, and then practice creating their own sentences using the words they find.

Celebrate the fiery colors of fall with a charming tree and a pile of wordy leaves.

Help you child create an inspirational quote board out of foam that will motivate her to produce her best work and maintain a positive attitude.

Save some money on the decorations with this simple birthday banner that your child can make himself!

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!

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.

Counting syllables can be tough. Help your kid get some practice on Valentine's Day with this simple game.

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

If helping your child learn parts of speech makes you want to take a nap, try this exercise. It's a sure way to keep those creative juices flowing.

Show your second grader how to celebrate nature by turning some collected pencil shavings into miniature 3-D designs.

For Read Across America Day, challenge your first grader to come up with a story using magnetic words inspired by "Green Eggs and Ham" by Dr. Seuss.

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

Who are the people young readers meet in their books? This reading activity will help your first grader build important comprehension skills.

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

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

This fall-themed drawing game is a great way to introduce your kid to some of the important symbols of the fall season.

Creating a book is one thing, but creating a codex is a whole different ball game.

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

"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!

Try this brand name phonics activity to help your child build up his language arts skills.

In this writing activity, let your child reflect on the past and practice their writing skills and word usage as they create an "I Used to, Now I" poem.

Help your child make an imaginative scene come to life by making a diorama. Your child will be practicing three dimensional thinking and language arts skills.

Helping your child learn to read doesn't only have to mean using books from the library or from the store. You can make a book of your own - a nonsense book!

Here's a silly game that uses nursery rhymes to introduce a big concept in first grade reading and writing: learning about nouns and verbs.

In this design thinking activity, your child will choose an animal to research, learn about the animal’s habitat, and then replicate the animal's habitat using household items.

Here's an activity to help your first grader read and write, while staying in touch with a faraway friend or relative. Here's how:

Help your second grader grasp the concept of verb tenses with this silly card game!

Help your first grade reader master those letter blends like "ch" and "sh" with this memorable and hilarious beanbag toss game.

This bookmark is a helpful tool to use during and after reading to remind your child of "good reader" strategies that she can use on her own.