Take a beach ball, a marker, and a first grader. What do you get? An outdoor activity that works on reading comprehension, in the midst of a game of catch!

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

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

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:

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