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

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!

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

Children research and make a timeline of an inspiring woman in this biography activity.

This string a necklace arts activity teaches first grade readers to look for a story's beginning, middle, and end.

Here's a creative preschool activity to make a crown, and build in some phonics practice while you're at it.

What if your child couldn't see the pictures of a picture book? In this activity, she'll listen to a story without looking at the images, and create her own.

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

Teach your child the art of the status update with this cutting-edge take on the old-fashioned book report: the social media book review!

Build your kindergartener's reading comprehension by making a classic box of objects that invite them into the books you're reading together.

Children will read a book, then retell the story with pictures they have painted on stones.

Help your child learn about the various elements of a story by creating a play based on her favorite picture book.