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

This 'handy' Thanksgiving wreath gets your child to focus on things he's grateful for all year. Create a Thanksgiving wreath with your child this November.

This version of the carnival game where you try to toss chips into a cup, to win a fabulous prize, gives kids a boost in early writing and reading.

Want to help your child recognize the recipe for a successful sentence? Here's a fun activity to get your child thinking about how sentences work.

Give your first grader reading and writing practice with this fun, practical postcard that will also help with spelling strategies.

This fill-in-the-blanks game is a little like Mad Libs, but for emerging writers. Get ready for some silly sentences!

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

Here's a fun activity that takes "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" to a new level--and builds strong kindergarten reading and writing skills

Help your child pick up spelling, alphabetical order, sight word practice, and reading fast with just simple clothespins and paint sticks.

Build your child's social studies skills by making a map together.

Make a tooth care poster with your kindergartener to help her understand how important it is to take care of those growing pearly whites!

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!

Rhyming helps kids better understand word structure. This silly game transforms rhymes into a mystery bag guessing game.

This goofy scramble book activity will bring laughs...but also some good, solid comprehension skills too!

Here's a fun activity you can do at the library to help your child learn the sequencing of numbers and letters.

Help your child practice his writing skills, while ensuring he'll get some mail to call his own, by making Family Mailboxes, a fun arts and crafts project.

In this parts of speech fall scavenger hunt, kids will search for all the hidden leaves, sort them into parts of speech categories, and then practice creating their own sentences using the words they find.

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

This treasure hunt gets kids comfortable using the dictionary, and makes looking up words a lot of fun!

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.

Counting syllables can be tough. Help your kid get some practice on Valentine's Day with this simple game.

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

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

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

Looking for Father's Day inspiration? Make him a "card" he can wear...and build up your kindergartener's reading skills while you're at it.

Childhood summers are magical, full of splashy fun and relaxing afternoons. Preserving those memories should be special as well.

Try this goofy, first grade phonics craft that focuses on the letter "F" as in "Frog" and helps build crucial reading and spelling skills in your child.

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

This Father's Day, give dad something he'll really appreciate: a book about him, written by his favorite author...his son or daughter!

Who are the people young readers meet in their books? This reading activity will help your first grader build important comprehension skills.