Here's a household scavenger hunt that shows kids the natural sources behind everyday objects...and builds reading skills, too!

This improv exercise helps actors learn how to recover if another actor forgets their lines or goes off script, but it can also be a rainy day activity!

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

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!

Use the appeal of the common road sign to your advantage by creating a game with hidden learning opportunities.

Here's a silly game that uses nursery rhymes to introduce a big concept in first grade reading and writing: learning about nouns and verbs.

Help your second grader understand compound words by doing this fast, goofy three legged race.

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