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:

What exactly went on in a typical dinosaur family? Travel back to the Mesozoic Era and bring out your kid's creative side with this sequencing activity.

Here's a hilarious alternative to those sugary conversation hearts...and a way to keep building first grade literacy skills while you're at it!

This bookmark is a helpful tool to use during and after reading to remind your child of "good reader" strategies that she can use on her own.

Children will read a book, then retell the story with pictures they have painted on stones.

Practice reading and writing by helping your first grader create a family recipe book!

Inspire your learner to love poems like Sonia Sotomayor by reading some poetry aloud!

Make a wanted poster of a villain from a favorite book or fairy tale in this fun reading comprehension activity!

Who are the people young readers meet in their books? This reading activity will help your first grader build important comprehension skills.

Thanksgiving dinner can be filled with fun and memorable interactions between family members. This holiday, why not memorialize some of those details and events with a family poem? You can create a lasting memory in the form of a poem with contributions f

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

Make a Santa-shaped "wish card" holder for your child...and sneak in some solid practice in reading and writing, too!

Teach your kindergartener or first grader about the art of correspondence by guiding them to create their own postcards out of favorite family photographs.

Make a story summary folder with your child to help develop reading comprehension and critical thinking skills.

Salute your "#1 Dad" with this creative pop-up card!

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.

Save some money on the decorations with this simple birthday banner that your child can make himself!