Helping your child learn to read doesn't only have to mean using books from the library or from the store. You can make a book of your own - a nonsense book!

Here's an activity to help your first grader read and write, while staying in touch with a faraway friend or relative. Here's how:

Delight your first grader by combining a reading activity with a fun "tea party" as she unscrambles cut-up words in a tea bag to form sentences and stories.

Help your first grade reader master those letter blends like "ch" and "sh" with this memorable and hilarious beanbag toss game.

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

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

Help your preschooler learn the Four Questions prior to the big night with a homemade book, complete with words and illustrations!

Combine rhymes, riddles and poetry with a terse verse! What do you call floral electricity? Flower Power!

Let your future scribe's imagination run wild! Children have a hard time understanding fact versus fiction, and writing a tall tale can help.

Invite your first grader to create this "layers of love" keepsake for that special someone! It holds a sweet, personal message for the recipient.

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

This simple fall-themed syllable game is a great way to introduce the concept of a syllable to your young learner.

Make going back to school a fun time! Let your child create her own pencil topper creatures using everyday materials and a Styrofoam ball.

This flash card game will help your child memorize words while visually learning the differences between objects.

This Father's Day, give dad something he'll really appreciate: a book about him, written by his favorite author...his son or daughter!

Parents can help their children at home by using a dialogue journal to model good writing.

Build second and third grade writing skills by using pictures to help kids "see" how to use details in their stories.

Paying attention to headers and subheaders is a great way to orient your child to the text they're tackling. Here's how:

It's always good to have a little help during the holiday. Show your child how to set a table setting and then help him create a placemat map.

Transform your home into a theater with this fun Fall Family Theater Night activity! Invite the family to gather together to practice reading a fun fall-themed story in the format of a play.

Want to help your child recognize the recipe for a successful sentence? Here's a fun activity to get your child thinking about how sentences work.

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

Dads, this activity's for you. Brighten mom's day with a set of kid-designed "mom coupons" that are sure to keep mom happily pampered for weeks.

Better than any store bought Father's Day card, this touching keepsake lets your child give Dad a peek into their relationship from her point of view.

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.

With nothing more than a flat open space and some lively kids, you can reinforce key concepts of punctuation while having lots of healthy laughs.

Ask your kids to write these one-sentence "Holiday Wishes." Without realizing it, they'll be building third grade Language Arts skills.

Help your child to create a familiar favorite from a book or series he adores out of papier-mache. Exercise your child's imagination and language arts skills.

Help your first grade reader become an expert in "sh," "ch," and "th" words with this fun, homemade game.

Build your child's vocabulary and get his body moving at the same time with this fun dance map activity!