Use a basic tape recorder and some favorite books to help your first grader read smoothly--and make someone's day in the process!

Spark your childâs interest in epic fantasy tales with this ferocious dragon craft.

Children will read a book, then retell the story with pictures they have painted on stones.

Help your child gain reading comprehension skills, as well as listening and memory skills with this fun activity that uses his favorite book!

This game provides your child with the opportunity to create, write, and read numbers.

Children have a naturally inquisitive mind. Foster their curiosity with a walk through an autumn field or park to answer age-old “why” questions. As you walk with your child, you can encourage them to ask questions.

Merge the excitement of basketball tournaments with students’ excitement about books! This activity gives kids a chance to read and form opinions about the books.

This Thanksgiving cornucopia activity will give you a nice homemade table decoration and will give your child a festive reason to read, write, and be thankful.

If your 2nd grade child asks for time often, encourage him to read time on his own by talking about time throughout the day.

What's my number? Go ahead and guess! This logic game focuses on number sense that suits all ability levels, as players' questions can be simple or complex.

In this activity, your child will be challenged to build a tall tower out of building bricks! The instructions include questions prompts to guide students through the design challenge.

Let your future scribe's imagination run wild! Children have a hard time understanding fact versus fiction, and writing a tall tale can help.

Unleash your child's imagination by inviting them to create a tall tale set in their own hometown.

Build second and third grade writing skills by using pictures to help kids "see" how to use details in their stories.

Encourage your child to explore her favorite fairy tale, and learn about characters, plot, setting and story sequence as she draws her own pictures.

Learn all about Misty Copeland, a famous African American ballerina with this hands-on, colorful art project!

Let your child catch you making deliberate errors in this silly game that promotes serious learning about punctuation.

In this activity, your child will hear a story and practice mindful breathing. They will paint a picture that reminds them to bring mindfulness and kindness to their puppy mind.

Reinforce your child’s understanding of geometry and 2D shapes while learning about the artist Mary Blair and her amazing contributions to many loved movies, books, and characters throughout her career.

Your kid will have the coolest lunch around when he creates this owl's head lunch bag topper. Celebrate the arrival of fall with this rustic-inspired craft.

Palindromes are a fun and silly way to practice writing skills. Challenge your child to come up with as many palindromes as she can in this crazy activity!

Craft a paper rocket in this hands-on activity inspired by the life of Mae Jemison!

Here's a fun activity that will help your child become familiar with both punctuation marks...by using pasta shapes!

Make a story summary folder with your child to help develop reading comprehension and critical thinking skills.

Okay, identifying place value isn't as fun as eating ice cream, but with a few index cards and a competitive spirit, it can be disguised a game!

The power of gratitude is endless! Research shows that cultivating a gratitude practice can gratitude strengthen relationships, improve physical and emotional well-being, deepen empathy skills, and improve self-esteem. With such wide-spread benefits, how

Discover whether cold or hot water from the faucet will boil faster on the stove.

Help your child create an autumn poem full of colorful sensory details.

Using simple materials, children will create a movement card game that the whole family can play together.