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

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!

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

Creating a book is one thing, but creating a codex is a whole different ball game.

Collect 26 rocks and paint each one with a letter of the alphabet for your very own alphabet rock collection.

Ask your kids to write these one-sentence "Holiday Wishes." Without realizing it, they'll be building third grade Language Arts skills.

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.

What are you the most thankful for? Challenge your kid to think about all the reasons he has to be thankful and make a turkey featuring one particular thing.

Use a beloved toy as a jumping-off point for a fantastic storytelling exercise in this activity that will get the littlest ones thinking about creative writing.

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

Here's a hilarious alternative to those sugary conversation hearts...and a way to keep building first grade literacy skills while you're at it!

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

Sure, you can go out and buy a box of Valentine cards--but for a special message try this simple craft activity to make someone's day.

By using watercolor paints to practice writing letters, sentences, and math problems, your child will practice first grade skills in his "Sidewalk School."

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

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

Help your child with his decoding and early reading skills in this fun game where you follow a spider web to find your treasure!

Put numbers and letters together -- key kindergarten math and reading skills -- while creating a marvelous game piece for outdoor play!

Does your child love to play with their food? Then they'll get a big kick out of this activity, where they'll practice handwriting skills...using rice.

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

Here's an activity to help your first grader read and write, while staying in touch with a faraway friend or relative. Here's how:

This flash card game will help your child memorize words while visually learning the differences between objects.

Play hopscotch with numbers, but also with letters, to get kids ready for reading.

Here's a rainy day phonics craft project for you and your first grader. Reel in those double "ee" words on this do-it-yourself eel!

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.

On Father's Day, delight Dad--and stretch your early reader, too!--with this adorable ABC book of "Fun with Dad."

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.

Make a photo book to provide a reassuring guide for your child's first days and weeks of school.

Combine kids' love of scavenger hunts with consonant blends to create a fun game that's perfect for everything from birthday parties to rainy days at home.

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.