Showing Results for read me

Use a basic tape recorder and some favorite books to help your first grader read smoothly--and make someone's day in the process!

For a fun way to encourage your child to read, try this comprehension technique made to satisfy visual learners.

Children read a famous letter from the American Civil War, then write a response, in this thoughtful history activity.

Better than any store bought Father's Day card, this touching keepsake lets your child give Dad a peek into their relationship from her point of view.

Your child can transform a triangle of felt into a colorful and motivating pennant sharing all her favorite characteristics and traits.

Children will create a "This is Me!" collage that will highlight their many gifts, talents, interests, and leadership skills.

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

In this activity, your child will have an opportunity to discuss what they like about themselves, and they will design a digital or physical poster that displays their talents, what they like, and images that describe themselves.

A hands-on guessing game that teaches kids to recognize different coins. First graders will learn their money and their math at the same time!

What's your problem? I'll show you my math if you show me yours! Critical thinking and computation skills are the focus of this strategic math card game.

This game provides your child with the opportunity to create, write, and read numbers.

Children will read a book, then retell the story with pictures they have painted on stones.

Here's an activity to help your child manage their nonfiction reading by focusing on the most important elements of what she's read.

This experiment explores whether reading text on a computer screen or type on paper leads to better retention of the information read.

Make learning to read even more fun for kids by creating an accordion learning book filled with fun transportation pictures.

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:

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!

Merge the excitement of basketball tournaments with students’ excitement about books! This activity gives kids a chance to read and form opinions about the books.

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:

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!

Here is a way to help your first grader keep track of the books she has read, and also help her develop some critical thinking skills.

Washi Ningyo, otherwise known as Japanese paper dolls, make fantastic bookmarks! Encourage your child to read more with this delightful, origami-inspired doll.

What is topography? Kids find out by learning to make and read a topographic map in this awesome science fair project idea.

Here's an activity to encourage your young artist to read. Invite your child to visualize directions on colors, numbers, and shapes to create cool pictures!

Play this homophone game with your child the next time you sit down with them to read a story and help them build some valuable reading skills.

Does your child know how to read a map? Teach this important skill with an activity that makes map reading and map creating practical and fun!

If your 2nd grade child asks for time often, encourage him to read time on his own by talking about time throughout the day.

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.

An ancient form of writing gets new life in an activity designed to help your child read understand what life was like for early Native Americans.