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

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

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

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.

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"?

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

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!

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

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.

By using watercolor paints to practice writing letters, sentences, and math problems, your child will practice first grade skills in his "Sidewalk School."

This 4th of July, end the battle for independence in your house, and show your child just how much freedom she can enjoy.

Build your child's social studies skills by making a map together.

You've probably played the game "I Spy." It's perfect for long car rides. But with a little tweaking, the game can also help kids practice syllables.

Give your first grader reading and writing practice with this fun, practical postcard that will also help with spelling strategies.

Try this brand name phonics activity to help your child build up his language arts skills.

Help your child make his very own stationery, then take the opportunity to teach him how to write a letter!

A strong vocabulary helps your little one with all school subjects. With this scrambled words game, they won't mind brushing up on vocab and learning new words.

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 child create an autumn poem full of colorful sensory details.

This treasure hunt gets kids comfortable using the dictionary, and makes looking up words a lot of fun!

Here's a fun activity to reinforce simple short and long vowel words for your first grader.

Making a calendar is a great way for third graders to identify those words that are always capitalized. Here's how to get started.

In this parts of speech fall scavenger hunt, kids will search for all the hidden leaves, sort them into parts of speech categories, and then practice creating their own sentences using the words they find.

Knowing your antonyms from your synonyms is an important part of the second grade writing curriculum, and is a real boon for vocabulary.