Knowing your antonyms from your synonyms is an important part of the second grade writing curriculum, and is a real boon for vocabulary.

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.

Make an "I'm NOT Bored" book filled with your child's favorite activities, to reference the next time she has the urge to declare, "I'm bored."

Play the Vocabulary Game to help your child develop a superb, admirable, excellent, magnificent, splendid vocabulary!

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

Making a calendar is a great way for third graders to identify those words that are always capitalized. Here's how to get started.

Got a kid who's learning to read? Looking for a new board game to add to the bunch? With a little help from your child, you can make a game of your own!

Help your child use recycled materials, a little imagination and some writing skills to build his very own recycled creature.

Make this creative "story cartoon" tray to help your first grader build reading comprehension skills while having a hilarious time!

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.

Parents can help their children at home by using a dialogue journal to model good writing.

Encourage your child to explore her favorite fairy tale, and learn about characters, plot, setting and story sequence as she draws her own pictures.

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

Looking for a unique arts and crafts activity that gives some writing practice? Help your child make her own back-to-school business cards!

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

Try your hand at writing jump rope rhymes by organizing your ideas first, then composing your creation like a poem.

Boost those first grade reading and writing skills with this sweet Mother's Day poem idea.

Make a tooth care poster with your kindergartener to help her understand how important it is to take care of those growing pearly whites!

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

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

Send your child on a table of contents treasure hunt to help build basic research skills! Navigating a book is a skill that is sure to come in handy later on.

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"?

Once your child has mastered the letters of the alphabet it's time to start building words! Try out this activity that encourages simple word recognition.

What exactly went on in a typical dinosaur family? Travel back to the Mesozoic Era and bring out your kid's creative side with this sequencing activity.

In this parts of speech fall scavenger hunt, kids will search for all the hidden leaves, sort them into parts of speech categories, and then practice creating their own sentences using the words they find.

Celebrate the fiery colors of fall with a charming tree and a pile of wordy leaves.

Help you child create an inspirational quote board out of foam that will motivate her to produce her best work and maintain a positive attitude.

Save some money on the decorations with this simple birthday banner that your child can make himself!

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!

Here's an activity that puts a new twist on a classic game. Help your first-grader create their own wooden word blocks and play sight word Jenga.