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Help your first grader practice sight words with this fun activity. Learn how to put together a puzzle while practicing common sight words.

With a newspaper, highlighter, and some fun extra prizes, you can help your first grader start lifetime reading habits with print all around us.

Practice reading with this fun game, where your first grader will "hunt" for hidden words around the house.

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!

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

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

"Crown" dad this Father's Day—and sneak in some letter-sound practice, too.

Here's an activity that puts a new twist on a classic game. Help your first-grader create his own wooden word blocks and play sight word Jenga.

For Read Across America Day, challenge your first grader to come up with a story using magnetic words inspired by "Green Eggs and Ham" by Dr. Seuss.

Foster a love of words in your little cupid this Valentine's Day by creating a memory game that doubles as an early reading activity.