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

This goofy scramble book activity will bring laughs...but also some good, solid comprehension skills too!

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

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

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

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

Make a Santa-shaped "wish card" holder for your child...and sneak in some solid practice in reading and writing, too!

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

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

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

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

This 'handy' Thanksgiving wreath gets your child to focus on things he's grateful for all year. Create a Thanksgiving wreath with your child this November.

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

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

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.

Celebrate Labor Day with this fun activity. Show your child how to make a "career book" and explore the many jobs that people have, while practicing writing.

Try this fun outdoor game to improve your first grader's reading skills. This activity is perfect for summer!

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

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.

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!

Creating a book is one thing, but creating a codex is a whole different ball game.

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.

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

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.

Better than any store bought Father's Day card, this touching keepsake lets your child give Dad a peek into their relationship from her point of view.

Here's an activity to help your first grader read and write, while staying in touch with a faraway friend or relative. Here's how:

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.

Here's a silly game that uses nursery rhymes to introduce a big concept in first grade reading and writing: learning about nouns and verbs.

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