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

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

In this activity, you will create a magical box to help your child learn her letter sounds. Here's how to play the Abracadabra learning game!

Help your child learn the parts of speech! Start with adjectives and have your child describe Santa Claus to someone who has never heard of him.

Children take inspiration from Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai to write their own blog listicle on a topic of their choosing.

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

Inspire your learner to love poems like Sonia Sotomayor by reading some poetry aloud!

Challenge your first grader to wordsmith her way to victory with this puzzle! Who can find the most words in the letters of "Saint Patrick's Day"?

You've probably played the game "I Spy." It's perfect for long car rides. But with a little tweaking, the game can also help kids practice syllables.

Help your second grader grasp the concept of verb tenses with this silly card game!

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

Use muffin tins to create a simple, affordable and fun game to help your child practice their vocabulary!

Play the fridge magnet name game with your preschooler to help prepare her for kindergarten reading and writing.

Use the appeal of the common road sign to your advantage by creating a game with hidden learning opportunities.

Help your first grade reader become an expert in "sh," "ch," and "th" words with this fun, homemade game.

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

In this activity, create a poem that emerges from the collaboration of parent and teen in the activity of observing, discussing, reading, and writing.

This fill-in-the-blanks game is a little like Mad Libs, but for emerging writers. Get ready for some silly sentences!

Here's a fun game that you can play at home to get your child thinking about prefixes and suffixes.

Put numbers and letters together -- key kindergarten math and reading skills -- while creating a marvelous game piece for outdoor play!

This flash card game will help your child memorize words while visually learning the differences between objects.

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

Counting syllables can be tough. Help your kid get some practice on Valentine's Day with this simple game.

Help your child with his decoding and early reading skills in this fun game where you follow a spider web to find your treasure!

This activity will give pre-readers practice building a story. And it's silly fun, too!

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

Tell your child you want to work on kindergarten readiness skills and she's not likely to jump up and clap. But turn it into a game and it's a different story.

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

Help your first grader gain new reading skills in this fun, homemade phonics game that the whole family can enjoy!

Is your precocious third grader a Shakespeare in the making? Challenge her growing vocabulary with a group game that rewards her wordy ways