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

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

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.

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

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:

Write to a deployed soldier to help your child practice reading, writing, and get a better understanding of what it means to serve our country.

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.

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

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

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

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:

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!

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

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!

Grandparents are always wondering what to get kids for their birthdays. Try out this idea: a list of 10 little-known facts about Grandma or Grandpa.

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.

This third grade writing activity brings home the lesson: it's not only what you write that's important, but how you write it, too.

Try this delicious and nutritious recipe for Green Eggs and Ham, inspired by Dr. Seuss's classic story of Sam I Am.

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!

This writing activity will promote dialogue about racial segregation and its impact on African-Americans throughout history with your child.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

Design a special recipe book just for mom. Kid-made and packed with recipes for some of mom's favorite dishes, it's sure to be a hit on Mother's Day.

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