Make a textured name plate to hang on your preschooler's door!

Help your child understand that letters, put in a certain order, make words. In this fun activity they'll get to make their own puzzle, and practice letters, too!

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

Try this brand name phonics activity to help your child build up his language arts skills.

Which battery lasts the longest? In this science fair project, kids will test popular brand name batteries like Duracell and Energizer against generic brands.

Let your child step into the main character's shoes as they keep track of the setting, events, and names of characters in the story by keeping a journal.

Children who know the names and sounds of letters when they enter school, learn to read sooner. This activity uses a clothesline to work on alphabet sounds.

This fun and easy project is the perfect way to help your first grader remember who's who, practice her handwriting, and help decorate for Thanksgiving.

This 4th of July, end the battle for independence in your house, and show your child just how much freedom she can enjoy.

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

Make your own personalized set of letter flash cards to get him thinking about the alphabet while boosting his fine motor skills in the process.

Hereâs a surefire way to get your kids practicing their ABCs. Create an edible alphabet out of marshmallows and toothpicks.

Once your child has mastered the letters of the alphabet it's time to start building words! Try out this activity that encourages simple word recognition.

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

Improve your preschooler's knowledge of the alphabet by playing games with your own homemade wooden letters!

Help your preschooler craft her very own announcement to celebrate the special transition to "big kids" school!

Build a peek-a-boo book and give your child a fun vocabulary and reading boost, on the fly!

Show your little poet how to create a beautiful acrostic poem for someone special this Valentine's Day.

Help your child practice his writing skills, while ensuring he'll get some mail to call his own, by making Family Mailboxes, a fun arts and crafts project.

Try your hand at writing jump rope rhymes by organizing your ideas first, then composing your creation like a poem.

These Thanksgiving place cards are a fun turkey-twist on traditional place markers. Make a set of these Thanksgiving place cards with your child this November.

Here's a hilarious alternative to those sugary conversation hearts...and a way to keep building first grade literacy skills while you're at it!

Help your child pick up spelling, alphabetical order, sight word practice, and reading fast with just simple clothespins and paint sticks.

Labor Day is the perfect time to celebrate our postal workers. Have your kid write a thank you note to your local post office to show his appreciation.

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

Use a beloved toy as a jumping-off point for a fantastic storytelling exercise in this activity that will get the littlest ones thinking about creative writing.

As your child plays photographer, snapping pictures around the yard, he'll also be practicing recognizing letter sounds, which will help him learn to read.

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 score points with a personalized message of her own. All it takes is a set of handmade letter tiles to create some word wall art.

It's springtime! Time to get outside and dig! Once seeds go into the ground, invite your child to mark the spot in style.