Picking words out can be tricky. In this early reading activity, your child will place letter markers on a grid to make words appear out of the jumble.

Rhymes are all around us! Get your kid in on this game of simple rhyming words. She'll match up cards with rhyming words and pictures on them.

Determine if it is easier to memorize colors, words, words in phrases, pictures or numbers. Determine at when retention rate in each category is the best.

Practicing letters and words by writing them out is all well and good, but spelling out your practice words with old puzzle pieces is a lot more fun!

Practice reading and vocabulary by making sight words into a puzzle!

Test of the effect of exercise on rote memory. Prepare a single list of 40 randomly chosen words. Have volunteers recall as many words as possible.

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!

Devise list of randomly chosen words, test how many words volunteers can remember. Compare results of adults and children. Which have better memories?

Work on homophones, words that sound the same, and spelling with this imaginative activity!

Here's a cheat sheet to help break down words in order to find their meaning.

Help your preschooler learn the Four Questions prior to the big night with a homemade book, complete with words and illustrations!

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

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

Here's a fun activity to reinforce simple short and long vowel words for your first grader.

Discover which method for odor removal words the best for stifling refrigerator odors.

Here's a thought-provoking activity to make new vocabulary words "stick" in the mind of your young learner.

Struggling to memorize all those SAT words? How about challenging Mom or Dad to a crossword puzzle duel?

In this high energy, interactive game, third graders are challenged to race, involving spelling patterns in words.

In this cooler-than-average writing activity, your child uses paint chips and words to write a story!

Word color association is just a fancy way to talk about the way we connect colors with words.

This treasure hunt gets kids comfortable using the dictionary, and makes looking up words a lot of fun!

The objective of this science project is to determine whether the brain first processes colors, shapes, or words when given conflicting messages.

If your child enjoys drawing, here's a fun way to learn about compound words that uses art as a visual aid.

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

Help your first grade child figure out contractions and their original two words by playing this simple game, Contraction Concentration!

Challenge your budding wordsmith to see how many words he can make out of his own name, using homemade flashcards.

Craft a winter words alphabet book to celebrate this chilly season in this preschool-kindergarten arts and crafts activity.

This reading activity combines some of the most common sight words with a pictograph puzzle that's sure to keep your kindergartener engaged.

Use real elastic to help your kindergartener learn to "stretch" and blend letters to read words.

Write a poem with a twist! Your child can write a poem that also has a secret sentence hidden within the words of the poem.