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

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.

Making Dad a comic book is a great gift for Father's Day, and one that helps them work on fine motor skills, storytelling and handwriting.

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.

A strong vocabulary helps your little one with all school subjects. With this scrambled words game, they won't mind brushing up on vocab and learning new words.

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.

Use a beloved toy as a jumping-off point for a fantastic storytelling exercise in this activity that will get the littlest ones thinking about creative writing.

Help your first grade child figure out contractions and their original two words by playing this simple game, Contraction Concentration!

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.

Help your child learn to read! By making their own book, your child can get creative, and practice ten key sight words at the same time.

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

Build second and third grade writing skills by using pictures to help kids "see" how to use details in their stories.

Challenge your first or second grade reader to make 100 words in this reading and spelling activity for the 100th Day of School.

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

Here's a hilarious alternative to those sugary conversation hearts...and a way to keep building first grade literacy skills while you're at it!

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.

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

Help your first grader gain new reading skills in this fun, homemade phonics game that the whole family can enjoy!

Make learning word families more hands-on and interactive with this simple craft that has your child making "word sliders" out of paper plates.

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

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

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.

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

Here's an activity to help your first grader read and write, while staying in touch with a faraway friend or relative. Here's how:

This flash card game will help your child memorize words while visually learning the differences between objects.

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

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

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!