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.

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.

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"?

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.

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!

Help your child compose an alphabet poem about the season, and have them practice letters while awakening their creative writing skills, too!

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

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.

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

Those second grade spelling lists may be getting serious, but that's no reason to stop having fun. Here's a high-energy hopscotch game to try.

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

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

Help your first grader gain new reading skills in this fun, homemade phonics game that the whole family can enjoy!

Counting syllables can be tough. Help your kid get some practice on Valentine's Day with this simple game.

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

In this activity, your first grader will practice calendar skills, observe the weather and learns to read calendar words. Here's how to get started: