Make a phonics paper egg to help your child build up his reading and writing skills.

Use a basic tape recorder and some favorite books to help your first grader read smoothly--and make someone's day in the process!

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.

How does the size of a vibrating surface affect the pitch of a drum? Learn about drum size and pitch with this easy science fair project idea.

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 fun game helps to strengthen your kindergartener's speaking skills, by teaching him to answer questions with complete sentences.

This play-activity causes young children to focus on and become more aware of their sense of hearing and the power of their ears.

In this activity, your child will hear a story and practice mindful breathing. They will paint a picture that reminds them to bring mindfulness and kindness to their puppy mind.

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

Help your kindergartener review shapes - and build early reading skills - with this creative book project.

Learn how to be a bird scientist in this simple project of watching feathered friends in their habitat.

Help your first grade reader master those letter blends like "ch" and "sh" with this memorable and hilarious beanbag toss game.

Our breath can be a helpful tool to connect with a sense of peace and calm. In this home activity, your child will practice counting breaths, hear poems about nature and mindfulness, and write their own poem.

Here are two fun, rhythmic jump rope chants to help your first grader learn the days of the week, practice reading skills, and stay fit!

Challenge your kindergartener to finding out if a coin toss is really fair by conducting this coin toss experiment.

Kids in preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school will love turning flower pots into homemade musical instruments in this fun and simple activity.

Your first grader will improve her fine motor skills as she designs her own drum set with recycled household objects and art supplies!

Take a beach ball, a marker, and a first grader. What do you get? An outdoor activity that works on reading comprehension, in the midst of a game of catch!

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

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.

Challenge your learner to a whole new method of storytelling, and improve their fine motor skills in the process.

Help your first grade reader become an expert in "sh," "ch," and "th" words with this fun, homemade game.

Here's a TV you won't mind your kids staring at for hours. When kids are in charge of the programming, it's hard to see it as anything but educational!

Maracas are most commonly found in music around the world. Introduce your child to percussion and rhythm with this easy-to-make instrument.

Here's a fun activity to reinforce simple short and long vowel words for your first grader.

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

Celebrate Ramadan by creating a crescent moon and star...out of stars! This craft is the perfect way to introduce your child to an important national symbol.

Playing the Number Sentence Game with your child gives him the opportunity to practice ordering and comparing numbers using symbols.

Help your child get the hang of reading with this fun activity. Here's how to make a spinning phonics wheel out of two paper plates.

Even the birds need to get out of the rain during the winter months. Help your child help nature and fill a lazy afternoon with this easy, cute craft.