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

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

Even the most reluctant beginning writers love to experiment with the "cliffhanger."

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

Help your preschooler learn the Four Questions prior to the big night with a homemade book, complete with words and illustrations!

The alphabet is a big learning milestone for most kids. Help your child learn alphabetical order by making a food list in this fun Thanksgiving activity.

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

Encourage your child to explore her favorite fairy tale, and learn about characters, plot, setting and story sequence as she draws her own pictures.

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.

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.

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

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.

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!

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

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:

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

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

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.

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!

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

This goofy scramble book activity will bring laughs...but also some good, solid comprehension skills too!

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

Here's a fun activity that will help your child become familiar with both punctuation marks...by using pasta shapes!

Combine kids' love of scavenger hunts with consonant blends to create a fun game that's perfect for everything from birthday parties to rainy days at home.

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

This activity will inspire adults and kids alike to take time to explore the beauty in their community and discover the colors of fall while developing their descriptive and creative writing skills! 

Use the appeal of the common road sign to your advantage by creating a game with hidden learning opportunities.

Here is a fun at-home physical activity that encourages movement while also working on literacy or math skills!

Sure, you can go out and buy a box of Valentine cards--but for a special message try this simple craft activity to make someone's day.

On Father's Day, delight Dad--and stretch your early reader, too!--with this adorable ABC book of "Fun with Dad."