Invite your first grader to create this "layers of love" keepsake for that special someone! It holds a sweet, personal message for the recipient.

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

Take a beach ball, a marker, and a first grader. What do you get? An outdoor activity that works on reading comprehension, in the midst of a game of catch!

This simple fall-themed syllable game is a great way to introduce the concept of a syllable to your young learner.

Here is a fun at-home physical activity that encourages movement while also working on literacy or math skills!

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

Who are the people young readers meet in their books? This reading activity will help your first grader build important comprehension skills.

Use the appeal of the common road sign to your advantage by creating a game with hidden learning opportunities.

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

Guide your first grader through a map drawing project inspired by her favorite fairy tale. Its masked as a fun art activity, but it also packs learning punch!

Let your imagination take flight as you explore the beautiful continent of Africa! Do this fun writing activity with your child to honor Black History Month.

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.

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.

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

Let your child catch you making deliberate errors in this silly game that promotes serious learning about punctuation.

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.

Here's a household scavenger hunt that shows kids the natural sources behind everyday objects...and builds reading skills, too!