Make learning word families more hands-on and interactive with this simple craft that has your child making "word sliders" out of paper plates.

Here's an activity that puts a new twist on a classic game. Help your first-grader create their own wooden word blocks and play sight word Jenga.

This time-based word builder is the perfect way to boost your child's vocabulary. Mix and match letters to see how many words she can come up with!

Once your child has mastered the letters of the alphabet it's time to start building words! Try out this activity that encourages simple word recognition.

Here's how you and your child can work together to craft your own story problems from scratch.

Help your kindergartener make and play a "Hop On Pop"-inspired card game--a fun way to learn word families!

In this arts and crafts activity, boost your kindergartener's letter recognition and reading skills by helping her create a paper word quilt.

Does your child need counting help? Here's a simple game that kids can do at home to help them practice counting to two-digit numbers.

Word color association is just a fancy way to talk about the way we connect colors with words.

Compound words get easier if kids can spot two smaller words that they already know inside. Add some fun to the process with this card game!

If your child enjoys drawing, here's a fun way to learn about compound words that uses art as a visual aid.

Picking words out can be tricky. In this early reading activity, your child will place letter markers on a grid to make words appear out of the jumble.

Foster a love of words in your little cupid this Valentine's Day by creating a memory game that doubles as an early reading activity.

Help your first grader practice sight words with this fun activity. Learn how to put together a puzzle while practicing common sight words.

Got a kid who's learning to read? Looking for a new board game to add to the bunch? With a little help from your child, you can make a game of your own!

Make grammar interesting for kinders, with this fun take on charades. They'll practice verbs and get in some giggles, too!

Challenge your first or second grade reader to make 100 words in this reading and spelling activity for the 100th Day of School.

This silly game is a fun way to introduce and reinforce sight words--by fishing for them!

Help your child learn to read! By making their own book, your child can get creative, and practice ten key sight words at the same time.

Practice reading with this fun game, where your first grader will "hunt" for hidden words around the house.

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

Challenge your first grader to wordsmith her way to victory with this puzzle! Who can find the most words in the letters of "Saint Patrick's Day"?

Silent "e" words are a big part of first grade phonics. Help them turn words like "hop" to "hope" in this action-packed, practical game.

Help your first grade child figure out contractions and their original two words by playing this simple game, Contraction Concentration!

Transform a single sheet of card stock into a double-sided painting of opposites: on one side, a bright daytime landscape, on the other, a dusky evening scene.

All your preschooler needs to create a personalized Halloween memento is their two hands and some black paint.

In this science fair project, young children discover what happens when two fluids that have different densities get together.

Is it solid or liquid? Create oobleck and witness the amazingly weird oscillation between the two!

This fall-themed missing letter activity is a great way to help your child learn the alphabet, build their vocabulary and bolster letter recognition skills.

Teach your little scientist about the amazing powers of gravity by comparing the falling speeds of two yummy fruits