Reading & Writing Activities

In the spirit of Seuss and all things creative and silly, celebrate reading and all that it has to offer with this fun and interactive story box.

Take some of the spirit of musical chairs and incorporate it into an indoor obstacle course that will fine tune your child's motor skills!

Spark your kids' interest in writing by helping them write a mini-book about their favorite subject: themselves!

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.

Representing the story in a visual way makes it easier for your child to compare the traits of various characters.

What if your child couldn't see the pictures of a picture book? In this activity, she'll listen to a story without looking at the images, and create her own.

Here's a fun activity that will help your child learn to cut on a line, practice fine motor control, and create a beautiful garland, too.

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!

Kids love to hear about themselves. And reading about themselves is even better! This personal yearbook will let them record all their important facts.

Looking for a unique arts and crafts activity that gives some writing practice? Help your child make her own back-to-school business cards!

By using watercolor paints to practice writing letters, sentences, and math problems, your child will practice first grade skills in his "Sidewalk School."

Help your child to create a familiar favorite from a book or series he adores out of papier-mache. Exercise your child's imagination and language arts skills.

Help your child use recycled materials, a little imagination and some writing skills to build his very own recycled creature.

Celebrate Labor Day with this fun activity. Show your child how to make a "career book" and explore the many jobs that people have, while practicing writing.

Use marbles and paint to explore the wild world of shapes and color...and build writing strength, too.

Help your first grader build up his sight words by creating a reading pointer and having him take the family on a house-wide reading tour!

Boost those first grade reading and writing skills with this sweet Mother's Day poem idea.

Here's a writing activity that helps first graders explore an ant's perspective...and practice writing, too!

Make going back to school a fun time! Let your child create her own pencil topper creatures using everyday materials and a Styrofoam ball.

People have identification cards, why not pets? Make an ID card for your family pet, a fun activity that also gives your child some writing practice.

Get your little traveler ready for a âround-the-world adventure! Kids will get a geography lesson, writing practice and a great appreciation for traveling.

Reuse the tops of tissue boxes as photo frames for treasured family photos in this fun craft activity.

Creating a book is one thing, but creating a codex is a whole different ball game.

Add some artsy fun to your child's next reading adventure by letting her draw the characters.