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

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

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

Parents can help their children at home by using a dialogue journal to model good writing.

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

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.

With nothing more than a flat open space and some lively kids, you can reinforce key concepts of punctuation while having lots of healthy laughs.

Help your child create an autumn poem full of colorful sensory details.

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.

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.

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

Here's a fun game that you can play at home to get your child thinking about prefixes and suffixes.

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

Help your child gain reading comprehension skills, as well as listening and memory skills with this fun activity that uses his favorite book!

Help your child score points with a personalized message of her own. All it takes is a set of handmade letter tiles to create some word wall art.

Show your little poet how to create a beautiful acrostic poem for someone special this Valentine's Day.

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!

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.

Teach your kindergartener or first grader about the art of correspondence by guiding them to create their own postcards out of favorite family photographs.

Unleash your child's imagination by inviting them to create a tall tale set in their own hometown.

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

Give your first grader reading and writing practice with this fun, practical postcard that will also help with spelling strategies.

Here's an wholesome arts and crafts activity for your kid: create awesome handmade apple note cards with just some paint and blank paper!

Your child can transform an everyday sight into a persuasive writing exercise by starting with the "product" she knows best: her family!

I see fun in your future! Your child will love making homemade Popsicles and creating jokes or fortunes to write on the Popsicle sticks.

Transform your home into a theater with this fun Fall Family Theater Night activity! Invite the family to gather together to practice reading a fun fall-themed story in the format of a play.

Spark your kids' interest in writing by helping them write a mini-book about their favorite subject: themselves!

This homemade educational travel game will keep your young child entertained and learning reading, writing, shapes and colors. All you need is a tissue box!

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.