Creating a book is one thing, but creating a codex is a whole different ball game.

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

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

As Mother's Day approaches, everyone's grateful! Let your third grader assemble this special book with words from the whole family.

This holiday season, help your third grader celebrate gifts--so often both cost-free and priceless--that the family has shared this year.

Help second graders grasp their understanding of tall tales and practice writing with this activity by writing about their own family!

Help your second grader grasp the concept of verb tenses with this silly card game!

Are you looking for a new way to help your fourth grader celebrate New Year's Day? Try this Flash Back Book!

Palindromes are a fun and silly way to practice writing skills. Challenge your child to come up with as many palindromes as she can in this crazy activity!

Help you child create an inspirational quote board out of foam that will motivate her to produce her best work and maintain a positive attitude.

Many kids find themselves especially challenged by writing in third grade. Here's how you can help, using a technique called "storyboarding."

In this parts of speech fall scavenger hunt, kids will search for all the hidden leaves, sort them into parts of speech categories, and then practice creating their own sentences using the words they find.

Kids practice their writing composition skills as they cut and paste nutsy headlines from old newspapers and write silly articles to go with them.

Even the most reluctant beginning writers love to experiment with the "cliffhanger."

This reading comprehension activity teaches children reading in reverse: how would you teach an alien to use a zipper?

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.

You've probably played the game "I Spy." It's perfect for long car rides. But with a little tweaking, the game can also help kids practice syllables.

Get your child writing as she describes the four seasons, then decorates a shape for each to hang in the house!

Want to help your child recognize the recipe for a successful sentence? Here's a fun activity to get your child thinking about how sentences work.

Help your child create an autumn poem full of colorful sensory details.

Plan a family dinner based on the "Little House" books, and encourage reading in the household!

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 grade child figure out contractions and their original two words by playing this simple game, Contraction Concentration!

In this fun fall-themed activity, your child will design and decorate a pumpkin based on a picture book. After completing their pumpkin, they’ll write a short story about a new adventure related to their picture book.

Helping your child learn to read doesn't only have to mean using books from the library or from the store. You can make a book of your own - a nonsense book!

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:

Ask your kids to write these one-sentence "Holiday Wishes." Without realizing it, they'll be building third grade Language Arts skills.

Get creative with this engaging activity where kids are asked to create their own pumpkin person and tap into their creative writing skills! Include all family members by having them create their very own pumpkin people.

Help your first grade reader become an expert in "sh," "ch," and "th" words with this fun, homemade game.

Inspire a love for the written word by creating an illustrated nature poetry book with your kids.