Help your second grader understand compound words by doing this fast, goofy three legged race.

Here's a thought-provoking activity to make new vocabulary words "stick" in the mind of your young learner.

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"?

Silent "e" words are a big part of first grade phonics. Help them turn words like "hop" to "hope" in this action-packed, practical game.

Before your next family getaway, make a set of picture/word vocabulary cards together. These cards will build your child's language and comprehension skills.

This fall-themed missing letter activity is a great way to help your child learn the alphabet, build their vocabulary and bolster letter recognition skills.

Inspire a love for the written word by creating an illustrated nature poetry book with your kids.

This simple game isn't just a diversion, it teaches your child to identify the incorrect word within a familiar verse.

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!

If your first grader has a hard time practicing his vocabulary skills, introduce him to this fun word building game.

Help your first grader build sight word knowledge by creating a reading pointer and taking the family on a house-wide reading tour!

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

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

Help your kid create a patriotic red, white, and blue flag banner! On each flag have him write a different word that describes our veterans or fallen soldiers.

In this writing activity, let your child reflect on the past and practice their writing skills and word usage as they create an "I Used to, Now I" poem.

Kids get in lots of letter learning as they play this fun twist on regular tag, which engages their minds as well as their bodies.

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!

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

The next time your kids are pent up inside because of bad weather, try hosting a Balloon Olympics!

Prepare for some scary Halloween counting practice! This game encourages players to knock down cylinders and then add to determine their scores.

It's easy to turn old magazines into a fast-and-furious finding game that's both fun and educational for kids.

Before hitting the road this summer, arm yourself with Straight Face, a game guaranteed to turn bored frowns into happy grins and giggles.

Play a phonics scavenger hunt no matter where you are. This game will have your child sounding out words and finding letter sounds in the objects around them.

Add a Hannukah twist to Chutes and Ladders by using a dreidel as the dice.

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.

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

This St. Patrick's-themed color game reinforces your kindergartener's recognition of green objects, and also gives her reading and listening skills a work out.

This unique twist on bingo is a great outside game that gives kids spelling and color practice, and it's lots of fun, too!

Play this daily money game with your 2nd grade child to help his math skills.

Play loteria, a Mexican board game! Help your child make this fun and festive game to help her build her vocabulary and have a blast while she's at it.