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

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

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

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

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.

With nothing more than a flat open space and some lively kids, you can reinforce key concepts of punctuation while having lots of healthy laughs.

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.

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.

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!

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.

Ask your kids to write these one-sentence "Holiday Wishes." Without realizing it, they'll be building third grade Language Arts skills.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Try this brand name phonics activity to help your child build up his language arts skills.

These Thanksgiving place cards are a fun turkey-twist on traditional place markers. Make a set of these Thanksgiving place cards with your child this November.