Try this simple activity to stimulate some very complex thinking with your first grader to develop those all-important reading and comprehension skills.

In this fun fall-themed activity, your child will design and decorate a pumpkin based on a picture book. After completing their pumpkin, they’ll write a short story about a new adventure related to their picture book.

Here's a fun game to practice strategies for acing the Reading Comprehension section of the SAT.

Make your own picture frame! Show your fourth grader how to construct the an adorable, decorative picture frame for her favorite photo.

Help your child make a picture of a four-leaf clover this St. Patrick's Day. It's thought that whoever finds a four-leaf clover will enjoy good luck!

Take a beach ball, a marker, and a first grader. What do you get? An outdoor activity that works on reading comprehension, in the midst of a game of catch!

Help your child gain reading comprehension skills, as well as listening and memory skills with this fun activity that uses his favorite book!

Here's a great activity to help learners satisfy their snow play cravings in a cozy indoor setting!

With a few strokes of white paint, kids can transform an old family photograph into a lovely winter scene in this kindergarten arts and crafts activity.

Before your next family getaway, make a set of picture/word vocabulary cards together. These cards will build your child's language and comprehension skills.

Brrrrr! It's chilly outside. Now's the perfect time to create a snow globe. But, don't worry, you don't need glass for this dome.

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

Everyone's heard of taking a dog for a walk. But how about an illustration? This activity teaches emerging readers to use pictures as context clues.

Celebrate autumn by making a beautiful pastel art piece with corn as its theme.

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.

Using cardboard and duct tape, you can make a durable Father's Day frame that Dad can hang anywhere from his workbench to the office!

This outdoor game will help your child practice observational skills and visual identification while working in some exercise, too!

Make a passport suitcase and keep track of all the places you've traveled together as a family. Here's how:

Build second and third grade writing skills by using pictures to help kids "see" how to use details in their stories.

Celebrate Mexican heritage and inspire creativity in your budding artist with this unique arts and crafts activity.

Lead your first grader on a nature walk ... with a scavenger hunt-style twist! They'll try to capture photos that correspond to paint chip colors.

Make a photo essay! This fun middle school photography activity makes creative writing come to life by turning words into pictures.

Your child can hone her realistic drawing skills as well as learn more about American artist, Norman Rockwell, in celebration of American Artist Month.

This goofy scramble book activity will bring laughs...but also some good, solid comprehension skills too!

This science fair project idea investigates how images are influenced by changes in light.

Go on a storytelling adventure using your kindergartenerâs five favorite picture books.

Make a wanted poster of a villain from a favorite book or fairy tale in this fun reading comprehension activity!

Make a story summary folder with your child to help develop reading comprehension and critical thinking skills.

For a fun way to encourage your child to read, try this comprehension technique made to satisfy visual learners.