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

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

This homemade educational travel game will keep your young child entertained and learning reading, writing, shapes and colors. All you need is a tissue box!

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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!

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.

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

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

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!

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.

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.