Go on a storytelling adventure using your kindergartenerâs five favorite picture books.

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

Help your kindergartener develop his sequencing skills in this activity that teaches him about a story's beginning, middle, and end.

Here is a fun at-home physical activity that encourages movement while also working on literacy or math skills!

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

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

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

This book-making activity is quick and easy, and it gives emerging readers insight into how a story's illustrations provide context clues.

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.

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

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

Try this simple activity to stimulate some very complex thinking with your first grader to develop those all-important reading and comprehension skills.

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.

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.

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"?

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

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

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

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

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!

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.

You've probably played the game "I Spy." It's perfect for long car rides. But with a little tweaking, the game can also help kids practice syllables.

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

Delight your first grader by combining a reading activity with a fun "tea party" as she unscrambles cut-up words in a tea bag to form sentences and stories.

This string a necklace arts activity teaches first grade readers to look for a story's beginning, middle, and end.

Encourage your writer to uncover their imagination and storytelling skills by authoring their very own book.

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

Help your child understand that letters, put in a certain order, make words. In this fun activity they'll get to make their own puzzle, and practice letters, too!

Here's a delightful kindergarten project that will boost your child's reading and writing skills--and make for a happy time on a rainy day, too.