Boost those first grade reading and writing skills with this sweet Mother's Day poem idea.

By using watercolor paints to practice writing letters, sentences, and math problems, your child will practice first grade skills in his "Sidewalk School."

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

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

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

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

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.

Help your child make an imaginative scene come to life by making a diorama. Your child will be practicing three dimensional thinking and language arts skills.

Practice reading and writing by helping your first grader create a family recipe book!

For Read Across America Day, challenge your first grader to come up with a story using magnetic words inspired by "Green Eggs and Ham" by Dr. Seuss.

This project combines arts and crafts with writing, as your child writes a story and publishes it into a book made out of a paper bag!

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.

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

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

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

Help your preschooler learn the Four Questions prior to the big night with a homemade book, complete with words and illustrations!