You've probably played the game "I Spy." It's perfect for long car rides. But with a little tweaking, the game can also help kids practice syllables.

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

Try this goofy, first grade phonics craft that focuses on the letter "F" as in "Frog" and helps build crucial reading and spelling skills in your child.

Looking for a teacher gift? Here's a way for your preschooler to show off her growing writing skills and create a cute picture frame to show her thanks, too!

Help your child practice his writing skills, while ensuring he'll get some mail to call his own, by making Family Mailboxes, a fun arts and crafts project.

Make a big green alligator with household items and help your kindergartener practices letters and sounds!

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

Help Mother's Day feel special for weeks and months ahead, while giving your child some good writing practice, too.

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!

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

Build up those kindergarten letter-sound reading skills...and create a whimsical, practical craft at the same time.

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

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways ... on my eight limbs and eight hearts!

Encourage your writer to uncover their imagination and storytelling skills by authoring their very own book.

Here's an adorable kindergarten refrigerator magnet that celebrates the glories of the letter "B" and benefits your early reader.

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

On Father's Day, delight Dad--and stretch your early reader, too!--with this adorable ABC book of "Fun with Dad."

Here is a fun at-home physical activity that encourages movement while also working on literacy or math skills!

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.

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.

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!

Give your child some hands-on experience mixing autumn colors. All you need is a large piece of white paper and tempera paint.

Celebrate Irish history and culture this St. Patrick's Day by making a miniature version of the Blarney Stone!

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

Here's a creative preschool activity to make a crown, and build in some phonics practice while you're at it.

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

Practice reading and vocabulary by making sight words into a puzzle!

Here's a sweet gift you and your child can make together, sure to please the most finicky valentine.

By incorporating natural materials and the powers of observation, your child will become a backyard naturalist while building early writing and drawing skills!

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