Try this simple activity to stimulate some very complex thinking with your first grader to develop those all-important reading and comprehension skills.

With a newspaper, highlighter, and some fun extra prizes, you can help your first grader start lifetime reading habits with print all around us.

Make these simple homemade New Year's gifts with your child this holiday season to give to friends and family, each with a special message inside.

Looking for a unique arts and crafts activity that gives some writing practice? Help your child make her own back-to-school business cards!

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:

Send your child on a table of contents treasure hunt to help build basic research skills! Navigating a book is a skill that is sure to come in handy later on.

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.

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

Give your child a chance to review his knowledge of safety and show off his writing skills at the same time by writing a safety manual to share at home.

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

Here's an authentic writing task that is perfect for Earth Day, or any day! In this activity, your child's pen becomes an instrument of planetary importance.

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

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

Take a beach ball, a marker, and a first grader. What do you get? An outdoor activity that works on reading comprehension, in the midst of a game of catch!

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

Kids can turn a favorite fairy tale into a rebus puzzle by replacing the nouns in the story with pictures that they draw themselves.

Guide your first grader through a map drawing project inspired by her favorite fairy tale. Its masked as a fun art activity, but it also packs learning punch!

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

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

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

Here's an wholesome arts and crafts activity for your kid: create awesome handmade apple note cards with just some paint and blank paper!

Help your child make an imaginative scene come to life by making a diorama. Your child will be practicing three dimensional thinking and language arts skills.

Let your imagination take flight as you explore the beautiful continent of Africa! Do this fun writing activity with your child to honor Black History Month.

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.

This string a necklace arts activity teaches first grade readers to look for a story's beginning, middle, and end.

This goofy scramble book activity will bring laughs...but also some good, solid comprehension skills too!

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

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