Practice reading with this fun game, where your first grader will "hunt" for hidden words around the house.

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

Children tap into their own imaginative storytelling skills by creating and writing a richly embellished folk tale about their favorite member of the animal kingdom.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Helping your child learn to read doesn't only have to mean using books from the library or from the store. You can make a book of your own - a nonsense 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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

Help your first grader build sight word knowledge by creating a reading pointer and taking the family on a house-wide reading tour!

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.

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

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!

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

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

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

Childhood summers are magical, full of splashy fun and relaxing afternoons. Preserving those memories should be special as well.

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.

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

People have identification cards, why not pets? Make an ID card for your family pet, a fun activity that also gives your child some writing practice.

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.