Write to a deployed soldier to help your child practice reading, writing, and get a better understanding of what it means to serve our country.

In this activity, children will write letters to their future selves and draw encouraging pictures. These letters will be given to back to them at a future time when they are in need of some encouragement and kind reminders.

Celebrate the 100th day of school by counting and spelling your way to a "$1.00" word in this 3rd grade math and reading game.

Give your third grader a head start in language arts by teaching her an alliteration lesson with this Santa Claus-themed writing project.

This Thanksgiving table runner craft isn't just fun and festive, it also helps your child build muscles for hand strength, fine motor skills, and handwriting.

It's always good to have a little help during the holiday. Show your child how to set a table setting and then help him create a placemat map.

For most second graders, a good secret code is just about irresistible. Here's one that builds math facts while you're at it!

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.

This time-based word builder is the perfect way to boost your child's vocabulary. Mix and match letters to see how many words she can come up with!

Promote the well-being of your first or second grader's mind and body by teaching him some beginning yoga poses and techniques.

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

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.

Give your child a glimpse of how another set of students approach reading by teaching him how the blind use braille.

Silent "e" words are a big part of first grade phonics. Help them turn words like "hop" to "hope" in this action-packed, practical game.

Try your hand at writing jump rope rhymes by organizing your ideas first, then composing your creation like a poem.

Graph are a great way to organize information. Your child will get to practice graphing by creating a bar graph and a pictorial graph of her friend's names.

Reinforce your child’s understanding of the alphabet by helping them construct all of the letters using pipe cleaners.

Challenge your budding wordsmith to see how many words he can make out of his own name, using homemade flashcards.

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

Most kids love to play spy. Here's a way to have fun with mysterious codes while mastering an ordinary, necessary skill: first grade spelling.

Determination can go along way, especially in difficult times. In this home activity, your child will hear the true story of Ivy, the very determined dog, who plays, loves, and runs, just like the other dogs, even though she does not have the ability to

Looking for an on-the-go game that can be played anywhere, anytime? Put down the hangman and tic-tac-toe. Here's a new one for the whole family!

Make cards this May Day celebrating the arrival of springtime.

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

This hunt for leprechaun gold is so much fun, kids won't even realize they're working their reading muscles at the same time.

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

Add a Hannukah twist to Chutes and Ladders by using a dreidel as the dice.

In this high energy, interactive game, third graders are challenged to race, involving spelling patterns in words.

Here's an activity to help your child create her very own time capsule to unearth and open in one, five, or even ten years later!

Improve your child's hand-eye coordination with these fun dribbling drills! Before you know it he'll be a ball-handling master.