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It's always good to have a little help during the holiday. Show your child how to set a table setting and then help him create a placemat map.

Unleash your child's imagination by inviting them to create a tall tale set in their own hometown.

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

All you need is chalk and pavement to set up this silly, fun, and practical game that reinforces important vocabulary.

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

Is your child learning to "sound it out"? This game will help him stretch his "decoding" skills so when he runs into new words, he's ready to take them on.

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.

Children will read a book, then retell the story with pictures they have painted on stones.

Use real elastic to help your kindergartener learn to "stretch" and blend letters to read words.

Help your child score points with a personalized message of her own. All it takes is a set of handmade letter tiles to create some word wall art.

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:

These Thanksgiving place cards are a fun turkey-twist on traditional place markers. Make a set of these Thanksgiving place cards with your child this November.

Help your learner read, write, and understand letters and letter sounds with this delightful journal activity.

What's the first letter? Play this game with your first grader the next time you read together, and watch her reading skills grow as she climbs the levels.

For Read Across America Day, challenge your first grader to come up with a story using magnetic words inspired by "Green Eggs and Ham" by Dr. Seuss.

In this activity, your first grader will practice calendar skills, observe the weather and learns to read calendar words. Here's how to get started:

Helping your child learn to read doesn't only have to mean using books from the library or from the store. You can make a book of your own - a nonsense book!

New readers need to develop a "bank" of words they can read by sight. Hate flashcards? Consider this fresh way to practice sight words to perfection...Bingo!

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

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

This bookmark is a helpful tool to use during and after reading to remind your child of "good reader" strategies that she can use on her own.

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.

Practice reading with this fun game, where your first grader will "hunt" for hidden words around the house.

Use a digital camera and some simple drawing supplies to help your kindergartener make a personalized letter-sound book.

Your child can enjoy the summer sun as she creates her own one-of-a-kind mural!

Make grammar interesting for kinders, with this fun take on charades. They'll practice verbs and get in some giggles, too!

Help your child create an autumn poem full of colorful sensory details.

Help your child gain reading comprehension skills, as well as listening and memory skills with this fun activity that uses his favorite book!