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

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.

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!

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

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

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

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!

Help your learner develop her fine motor and communication skills with this fun and festive fall activity.

Try this concrete, hands-on organization system and you can count on more efficient, less stressful evenings this school year.

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

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.

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

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

This year, have your child can help you with your Passover food list. It's great handwriting practice, and she'll learn a lot in the process.

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

Let your child step into the main character's shoes as they keep track of the setting, events, and names of characters in the story by keeping a journal.

To reach goals and gain accomplishments, you have to have a plan for success. This activity will help your child to create goals for the upcoming school year.

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

Help Mother's Day feel special for weeks and months ahead, while giving your child some good writing practice, too.

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!

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

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.

If your third grader is having difficulty sequencing events in a story, try creating this book square.

Sure, you can go out and buy a box of Valentine cards--but for a special message try this simple craft activity to make someone's day.

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:

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:

Help your child navigate their own passion for reading with a bookmark that celebrates their favorite moments, allowing them to relive them again and again.

Start the school year off on the right foot by treating your child's new teacher to a special heart-felt surprise!

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