A new twist on the game of charades will inspire your first grader to look at her favorite books in a whole new light.

Celebrate Read Across America Day with your first grader by playing a pink crepe paper racing game inspired by Dr. Seuss's book "The Cat in the Hat Come Back."

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!

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

Here's a household scavenger hunt that shows kids the natural sources behind everyday objects...and builds reading skills, too!

Play hopscotch with numbers, but also with letters, to get kids ready for reading.

Host a royal party full of "please and thank you" - even the queen would approve. Have a ball while your kids practice etiquette!

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!