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.

Does your child need help reading common words? Make this family board game. It's so fun, they won't even realize they're learning!

Try this fun outdoor game to improve your first grader's reading skills. This activity is perfect for summer!

Help your first grader practice sight words with this fun activity. Learn how to put together a puzzle while practicing common sight words.

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

New readers need to develop a "bank" of words they can read by sight. Hate flashcards? Consider this fresh way to practice sight words to perfection...Bingo!

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

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

Help your child learn to read! By making their own book, your child can get creative, and practice ten key sight words at the same time.

Foster a love of words in your little cupid this Valentine's Day by creating a memory game that doubles as an early reading activity.

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.

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

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

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

Help your first grader build sight word knowledge by creating a reading pointer and taking the family on a house-wide reading tour!

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.