Pumpkin carving party activities are great for a pre-Halloween party. Try pumpkin carving party activities, including jack-o'-lantern ideas and fall recipes.

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.

This time-based word builder is the perfect way to boost your child's vocabulary. Mix and match letters to see how many words she can come up with!

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.

Help your child be a word detective as he builds excellent reading and comprehension skills on his search for clues to decipher meanings of unfamiliar words.

Word color association is just a fancy way to talk about the way we connect colors with words.

If your child enjoys drawing, here's a fun way to learn about compound words that uses art as a visual aid.

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

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.

Challenge your first or second grade reader to make 100 words in this reading and spelling activity for the 100th Day of School.

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

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

Help your second grader understand compound words by doing this fast, goofy three legged race.

Here's a thought-provoking activity to make new vocabulary words "stick" in the mind of your young learner.

Challenge your first grader to wordsmith her way to victory with this puzzle! Who can find the most words in the letters of "Saint Patrick's Day"?

Make an "I'm NOT Bored" book filled with your child's favorite activities, to reference the next time she has the urge to declare, "I'm bored."

Silent "e" words are a big part of first grade phonics. Help them turn words like "hop" to "hope" in this action-packed, practical game.

This fall-themed missing letter activity is a great way to help your child learn the alphabet, build their vocabulary and bolster letter recognition skills.

Before your next family getaway, make a set of picture/word vocabulary cards together. These cards will build your child's language and comprehension skills.

Inspire a love for the written word by creating an illustrated nature poetry book with your kids.

With school, home, and activities in between, life can sometimes feel chaotic to kids. Help your child learn how to stop and relax with handmade peace rocks.

Compound words get easier if kids can spot two smaller words that they already know inside. Add some fun to the process with this card game!

If your first grader has a hard time practicing his vocabulary skills, introduce him to this fun word building game.

In this writing activity, let your child reflect on the past and practice their writing skills and word usage as they create an "I Used to, Now I" poem.

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 kid create a patriotic red, white, and blue flag banner! On each flag have him write a different word that describes our veterans or fallen soldiers.

Help your child with his decoding and early reading skills in this fun game where you follow a spider web to find your treasure!

Draw some educational value out of a summer stocked full of adventures!

This fun game helps children learn to estimate the most basic unit of time--a minute--without a clock.

Take paper football to the next level by creating a "field" with objects from around the house. A great indoor and rainy-day activity.