This activity encourages children to sculpt in free form. The only rule is that they have to build upwards.

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!

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.

Word color association is just a fancy way to talk about the way we connect colors with words.

Help your kindergarten or first grade child use his creativity to make a beautiful magnetic patterned structure while discovering the wonders of magnets.

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

Foster a love of words in your little cupid this Valentine's Day by creating a memory game that doubles as an early reading activity.

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

Challenge your first or second grade reader to make 100 words in this reading and spelling activity for the 100th Day of School.

Are you looking for a fun craft for the next big American holiday? Make this hat with your kid and let him march around the room like a Revolutionary soldier!

Challenge your first grader to wordsmith her way to victory with this puzzle! Who can find the most words in the letters of "Saint Patrick's Day"?

Here are three easy, budget-friendly ways to preserve your child's work and precious memories without filling up the attic.

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

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

Bird watching is a fun way for kids to learn about Mother Nature. Make a bird feeder, a bird house, and binoculars and you can attract birds and watch them!

Keep school day sniffles at bay with a simple felt tissue cozy that fits neatly in a 3-ring binder.

First grade science often covers solids, liquids, and gases. This silly science explores serious facts about the difference between all three.

Practice reading with this fun game, where your first grader will "hunt" for hidden words around the house.

Bring barnyard fun to a rainy day by making this simple pig nose, or make several noses and round up two of your child's friends to act out Three Little Pigs.

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.

Practice measurement and proportion with your first grader, and in the process, make three scrumptious salads for you and your child to share on Mother's Day!

Create a three-dimensional X-ray of your child's hand in this simple modeling activity. All you need to get started are black paper and drinking straws

This fall-themed missing letter activity is a great way to help your child learn the alphabet, build their vocabulary and bolster letter recognition skills.

If your first grader has a hard time practicing his vocabulary skills, introduce him to this fun word building game.

Compound words get easier if kids can spot two smaller words that they already know inside. Add some fun to the process with this card game!

Help your first grader build sight word knowledge by creating a reading pointer and taking the family on a house-wide reading tour!

In this fun design challenge, your child will get creative with making structures out of toothpicks and gumdrop candies.

Help your kid create a patriotic red, white, and blue flag banner! On each flag have him write a different word that describes our veterans or fallen soldiers.

In this project combining nature, art, math, and science, children make rubbings of leaves then observe shapes and structures and sort the leaf images.

Delight your first grader by combining a reading activity with a fun "tea party" as she unscrambles cut-up words in a tea bag to form sentences and stories.