Make a Santa-shaped "wish card" holder for your child...and sneak in some solid practice in reading and writing, too!

Build second and third grade writing skills by using pictures to help kids "see" how to use details in their stories.

This activity will help generate ideas for your child to write about...without the moans and groans!

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!

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

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.

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.

Ask your kids to write these one-sentence "Holiday Wishes." Without realizing it, they'll be building third grade Language Arts skills.

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.

Boost those first grade reading and writing skills with this sweet Mother's Day poem idea.

Get creative with this engaging activity where kids are asked to create their own pumpkin person and tap into their creative writing skills! Include all family members by having them create their very own pumpkin people.

Help your first grade reader become an expert in "sh," "ch," and "th" words with this fun, homemade game.

Making a calendar is a great way for third graders to identify those words that are always capitalized. Here's how to get started.

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

By incorporating natural materials and the powers of observation, your child will become a backyard naturalist while building early writing and drawing skills!

Here's an authentic writing task that is perfect for Earth Day, or any day! In this activity, your child's pen becomes an instrument of planetary importance.

Here's a fun activity to reinforce simple short and long vowel words for your first grader.

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

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.

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

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.

Here's a household scavenger hunt that shows kids the natural sources behind everyday objects...and builds reading skills, too!

Salute your "#1 Dad" with this creative pop-up card!

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!

Play hopscotch with numbers, but also with letters, to get kids ready for reading.

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.

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

New readers need to develop a "bank" of words they can read by sight. Hate flashcards? Consider this fresh way to practice sight words to perfection...Bingo!