Help Mother's Day feel special for weeks and months ahead, while giving your child some good writing practice, too.

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

Help your child create a written message and practice their letters using sticks they find in nature. Here's how to get started.

Practice reading and vocabulary by making sight words into a puzzle!

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

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

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

Rewriting this classic Christmas carol will spark your child's creativity while strengthening his familiarity with grammar and style elements.

Dads, this activity's for you. Brighten mom's day with a set of kid-designed "mom coupons" that are sure to keep mom happily pampered for weeks.

With a newspaper, highlighter, and some fun extra prizes, you can help your first grader start lifetime reading habits with print all around us.

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

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

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!

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.

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

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.

"Crown" dad this Father's Day—and sneak in some letter-sound practice, too.

Make a Santa-shaped "wish card" holder for your child...and sneak in some solid practice in reading and writing, too!

In this activity, your first grader will practice calendar skills, observe the weather and learns to read calendar words. Here's how to get started:

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

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

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.

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

Practice reading and writing by helping your first grader create a family recipe book!

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

This alphabet hunt is pure pirate-loving fun. And it gives kids practice in learning to recognize letters and sounds-- a key skill for reading readiness.

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.