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!

This two-ingredient dough, sometimes called "moon sand," is a quick and cheap way to let kids explore their senses, build fine motor skills, and play.

This activity uses the signs and words kids see around them every day, to create a book they can read on their own.

Does your child love pretend and need practice with letters and the sounds they make? Get cooking! This activity is fun and builds key reading skills, too.

Drift away with this charming craft that lets your child create a paper hot air balloon or two.

Boost your preschooler's attention to detail by getting her to explore the differences between two different pumpkins: large and small.

Your preschooler can learn how to siphon water with just two bottles and a plastic tube in this fun, educational science activity.

Delight your child by helping them to construct a boat that can hold two seaworthy toy figures in this engaging project made from upcycled water bottles.

When it comes to working kids' muscles, nothing beats an obstacle course! Here are some easy ideas for creating your own course at home.

This silly game is a fun way to introduce and reinforce sight words--by fishing for them!

In this Halloween-themed activity, young learners will find out what happens when they mix two household items together to create a surprising chemical reaction.

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.

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:

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.

Help your child understand that letters, put in a certain order, make words. In this fun activity they'll get to make their own puzzle, and practice letters, too!

Play a phonics scavenger hunt no matter where you are. This game will have your child sounding out words and finding letter sounds in the objects around them.

El dia de los muertos (the day of the dead) is a Mexican holiday celebrated on November 1st and 2nd every year. Other Latin American countries celebrate a variation of the holiday, but it originates in Mexico and is unique to this country. These two days

Build your child's vocabulary by exploring and discussing spatial relationships during everyday activities such as building, rearranging, and ordering.

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

Play the fridge magnet name game with your preschooler to help prepare her for kindergarten reading and writing.

Bring the classic game of "Red Rover" up to date with color and shape recognition skills for your child.

Boost your child's early literacy skills and create alphabet tiles she can play and practice with - great reinforcement for ABC's, phonics and writing!

This fun and educational Halloween craft is a fantastic way to celebrate the holiday while building your child's letter and phonics skills.

Make a fuzzy bear with your kindergartener to build up early reading skills and introduce her to phonics.

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.

Build a peek-a-boo book and give your child a fun vocabulary and reading boost, on the fly!

Puppets can help preschoolers practice communication and conflict resolution.

Here are some kindergarten readiness activities that you can do with reused plastic bottle caps.

Explore the color orange with your preschooler by creating an edible picture using orange foods.

Help your child learn about the science of color mixing and primary and secondary colors with this experimental art activity.