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

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

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

This string a necklace arts activity teaches first grade readers to look for a story's beginning, middle, and end.

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

Here's a hilarious alternative to those sugary conversation hearts...and a way to keep building first grade literacy skills while you're at it!

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

By using watercolor paints to practice writing letters, sentences, and math problems, your child will practice first grade skills in his "Sidewalk School."

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

Help your first grader gain new reading skills in this fun, homemade phonics game that the whole family can enjoy!

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

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

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:

Practice reading and writing by helping your first grader create a family recipe book!

Try this fun outdoor game to improve your first grader's reading skills. This activity is perfect for summer!

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

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

Got the pre-writing blues? Try this simple five-finger technique to help your second grader develop a sequenced plan for her early compositions.

Try this simple activity to stimulate some very complex thinking with your first grader to develop those all-important reading and comprehension skills.

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!

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

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"?

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