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

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

By using watercolor paints to practice writing letters, sentences, and math problems, your child will practice first grade skills in his "Sidewalk School."

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.

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

A new twist on the game of charades will inspire your first grader to look at her favorite books in a whole new light.

Try this simple activity to stimulate some very complex thinking with your first grader to develop those all-important reading and comprehension skills.

Sure, you can go out and buy a box of Valentine cards--but for a special message try this simple craft activity to make someone's day.

Want to help your child recognize the recipe for a successful sentence? Here's a fun activity to get your child thinking about how sentences work.

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

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"?

Inspire your learner to love poems like Sonia Sotomayor by reading some poetry aloud!

Counting syllables can be tough. Help your kid get some practice on Valentine's Day with this simple game.

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

This Father's Day, give dad something he'll really appreciate: a book about him, written by his favorite author...his son or daughter!

You've probably played the game "I Spy." It's perfect for long car rides. But with a little tweaking, the game can also help kids practice syllables.

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.

This string a necklace arts activity teaches first grade readers to look for a story's beginning, middle, and end.

Encourage your writer to uncover their imagination and storytelling skills by authoring their very own book.

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

Here's a rainy day phonics craft project for you and your first grader. Reel in those double "ee" words on this do-it-yourself eel!

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

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

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!

Salute your "#1 Dad" with this creative pop-up card!

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

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!

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!

Help your child keep track of his pledges to be more environmentally friendly with a calendar made entirely out of recycled and reused materials!