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.

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

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.

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

Start the school year off on the right foot by treating your child's new teacher to a special heart-felt surprise!

This third grade writing activity brings home the lesson: it's not only what you write that's important, but how you write it, too.

Help your child make his very own stationery, then take the opportunity to teach him how to write a letter!

"Crown" dad this Father's Day—and sneak in some letter-sound practice, too.

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.

Thanksgiving dinner can be filled with fun and memorable interactions between family members. This holiday, why not memorialize some of those details and events with a family poem? You can create a lasting memory in the form of a poem with contributions f

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.

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

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.

Recruit a grandparent, pen pal, or far-off friend and get ready to engage your child in some old-fashioned communication, with a new twist.

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

These secret code activities are fun, and also provide fourth graders with great opportunities to practice language development and logical reasoning.

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.

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

Start by writing an acrostic poem, but then get ready for a writing challenge that makes an acrostic trickier to write.

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

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

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

Want to do something a little different for Dad this year? Have your child design his very own Father's Day "Greatest Hits CD" card.

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.

Help your child compose an alphabet poem about the season, and have them practice letters while awakening their creative writing skills, too!

Labor Day is the perfect time to celebrate our postal workers. Have your kid write a thank you note to your local post office to show his appreciation.

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

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

This treasure hunt gets kids comfortable using the dictionary, and makes looking up words a lot of fun!

Save some money on the decorations with this simple birthday banner that your child can make himself!