Help Mother's Day feel special for weeks and months ahead, while giving your child some good writing practice, too.

Build your child's social studies skills by making a map together.

Dads, this activity's for you. Brighten mom's day with a set of kid-designed "mom coupons" that are sure to keep mom happily pampered for weeks.

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:

With a newspaper, highlighter, and some fun extra prizes, you can help your first grader start lifetime reading habits with print all around us.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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!

Help your child with his decoding and early reading skills in this fun game where you follow a spider web to find your treasure!

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

Here's a writing activity that helps young learners explore an ant's perspective...and practice writing, too!

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!

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