Tea Bag Reading
You will personalize "bags of tea" with jumbles of words that can be reconfigured to form a simple sentence. Make acquainting your child with sentence structure and improving her reading skills an entertaining challenge!
Start a Personal Post Office
Help your child learn more about the postal system by turning an old box into a mailbox.
Play the Vocabulary Game
Play the Vocabulary Game to help your child develop a superb, admirable, excellent, magnificent, splendid vocabulary!
Write Pen Pal Postcards
First graders need to read, read, read and write, write, write! Here is a way to cover both, and keep in touch with a faraway friend or relative while you're at it.
Make Compound Word Art
Compound words are two words that make up a new word. If your child enjoys drawing, here is a fun way to learn about compound words while creating a folding picture.
Play the Abraham Lincoln Penny Spelling Game
Spice up your normal spelling practice this President's Day by playing the Abraham Lincoln Penny Spelling game! Remember our past presidents by spelling out their names and other president-related words.
Paint for Learning at "Sidewalk School"
Help your child practice new writing and math skills with a fun outdoor activity that will have your child teaching you! By using watercolor paints to practice writing letters, sentences, and math problems, your child will practice essential first grade skills in his "Sidewalk School."
Become an Amateur Author
Nothing is better than a book for opening up uncharted territory for your little one to discover! Encourage your child to create a fresh new world of her own by making and writing her very own book.
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