Inspire your learner to love poems like Sonia Sotomayor by reading some poetry aloud!

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

Master reading numbers aloud with your first grader in this math card game.

Turn a real-life hero into a folklore hero. Your child can write a tall tale that makes a Davy Crockett or John Henry out of someone they personally know.

Spark your childâs interest in epic fantasy tales with this ferocious dragon craft.

Help second graders grasp their understanding of tall tales and practice writing with this activity by writing about their own family!

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

Create Fairy Tale Dice and inspire your learner to weave fantastic fairy tales and improve their reading and writing skills at the same time!

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

This game provides your child with the opportunity to create, write, and read numbers.

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

Children have a naturally inquisitive mind. Foster their curiosity with a walk through an autumn field or park to answer age-old “why” questions. As you walk with your child, you can encourage them to ask questions.

Merge the excitement of basketball tournaments with students’ excitement about books! This activity gives kids a chance to read and form opinions about the books.

Make learning to read even more fun for kids by creating an accordion learning book filled with fun transportation pictures.

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:

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.

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

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!

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 Thanksgiving cornucopia activity will give you a nice homemade table decoration and will give your child a festive reason to read, write, and be thankful.

Help your preschooler learn the Four Questions prior to the big night with a homemade book, complete with words and illustrations!

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:

Here is a way to help your first grader keep track of the books she has read, and also help her develop some critical thinking skills.

What is topography? Kids find out by learning to make and read a topographic map in this awesome science fair project idea.

Here's an activity to encourage your young artist to read. Invite your child to visualize directions on colors, numbers, and shapes to create cool pictures!

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!

Celebrate Read Across America Day with your kindergartener by playing an alphabet balloon volley game inspired by "The Cat in the Hat Comes Back" by Dr. Seuss.

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

Play this homophone game with your child the next time you sit down with them to read a story and help them build some valuable reading skills.

Does your child know how to read a map? Teach this important skill with an activity that makes map reading and map creating practical and fun!