Encourage your preschooler to learn about the letter "W" by creating a wonderful work of art.

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

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

Spark your kids' interest in writing by helping them write a mini-book about their favorite subject: themselves!

Guide your first grader through a map drawing project inspired by her favorite fairy tale. Its masked as a fun art activity, but it also packs learning punch!

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

Get your child thinking about time with this art project, where you'll create a fun book on his daily routine.

Helping your child learn to read doesn't only have to mean using books from the library or from the store. You can make a book of your own - a nonsense book!

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

People have identification cards, why not pets? Make an ID card for your family pet, a fun activity that also gives your child some writing practice.

Few places are as dense with words as a grocery store. The next time you find yourself trolling the aisles with an impatient kid, make it a reading adventure!

Help your first grader gain new reading skills in this fun, homemade phonics game that the whole family can enjoy!

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

Salute your "#1 Dad" with this creative pop-up card!

Invite your first grader to create this "layers of love" keepsake for that special someone! It holds a sweet, personal message for the recipient.

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

Take a nature walk in your backyard or local park to find one object for every letter of the alphabet. Then put them together in this handy nature book.

Play the Vocabulary Game to help your child develop a superb, admirable, excellent, magnificent, splendid vocabulary!

Help you child learn the key pieces to a sentence, by creating sentence puzzles at home.

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

This activity allows your kindergartener to translate what they observe into a beautiful poem.

Inspire your learner to love poems like Sonia Sotomayor by reading some poetry aloud!

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

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

Does your child need help reading common words? Make this family board game. It's so fun, they won't even realize they're learning!

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"?

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.

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

Any decent Halloween celebration isn't complete without a cat. Even though this cat has an arched back to look as if it's hissing, it's still cute!

Save some money on the decorations with this simple birthday banner that your child can make himself!