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

All you need is chalk and pavement to set up this silly, fun, and practical game that reinforces important vocabulary.

With nothing more than a flat open space and some lively kids, you can reinforce key concepts of punctuation while having lots of healthy laughs.

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!

Here's a silly game that uses nursery rhymes to introduce a big concept in first grade reading and writing: learning about nouns and verbs.

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!

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

Use the appeal of the common road sign to your advantage by creating a game with hidden learning opportunities.