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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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!

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!

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

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

Here's a hilarious alternative to those sugary conversation hearts...and a way to keep building first grade literacy skills while you're at it!

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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