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

Use a beloved toy as a jumping-off point for a fantastic storytelling exercise in this activity that will get the littlest ones thinking about creative writing.

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.

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

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

Help your child keep track of his pledges to be more environmentally friendly with a calendar made entirely out of recycled and reused materials!

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.

Thanksgiving dinner can be filled with fun and memorable interactions between family members. This holiday, why not memorialize some of those details and events with a family poem? You can create a lasting memory in the form of a poem with contributions f

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

It's always good to have a little help during the holiday. Show your child how to set a table setting and then help him create a placemat map.

Help your learner develop her fine motor and communication skills with this fun and festive fall activity.