Write a letter to Santa and bring back the lost art of letter writing. Learn how to write a carefully crafted wishlist using proper letter form.

Draw letter people with your child to help her take a closer look at the letters, and see the differences between them.

How do you spell fun and learning? B-I-N-G-O! Children learn through play. And letter or number bingo is a great place to start.

Use a digital camera and some simple drawing supplies to help your kindergartener make a personalized letter-sound book.

Help your first grade reader master those letter blends like "ch" and "sh" with this memorable and hilarious beanbag toss game.

In these three games, children work on letter recognition skills with the help of some tape, music, and a few stuffed animal friends.

Help your child create a written message and practice their letters using sticks they find in nature. Here's how to get started.

What's the first letter? Play this game with your first grader the next time you read together, and watch her reading skills grow as she climbs the levels.

Give your first grader reading and writing practice with this fun, practical postcard that will also help with spelling strategies.

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

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

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

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

Start the school year off on the right foot by treating your child's new teacher to a special heart-felt surprise!

Play hopscotch with numbers, but also with letters, to get kids ready for reading.

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!

This third grade writing activity brings home the lesson: it's not only what you write that's important, but how you write it, too.

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

Help your kindergartener practice letter strokes while experimenting with the painting style of the great artist Mondrian.

Making a calendar is a great way for third graders to identify those words that are always capitalized. Here's how to get started.

This activity turns kids into word detectives - scouring their way through documents in search of their prey.

Make a big green alligator with household items and help your kindergartener practices letters and sounds!

Make a fuzzy bear with your kindergartener to build up early reading skills and introduce her to phonics.

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

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

Ask a child if they want to practice the alphabet and you'll likely get snubbed. But ask if they'd like to play letter detective? You might hook yourself a fish.

This science project idea determines how people recognize words while reading.

Strengthen your fourth grader's reading skills with this analytic "reader's theater" activity.

Encourage your preschooler to learn about the letter "W" by creating a wonderful work of art.

With this activity, your third grader will get experience with informational writing, and your Thanksgiving guests will leave with a keepsake to cherish!