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

Compound words get easier if kids can spot two smaller words that they already know inside. Add some fun to the process with this card game!

A pangram is a sentence that uses all the letters in the English alphabet. In this group game kids might just learn a thing or two about word choice in writing!

Childhood summers are magical, full of splashy fun and relaxing afternoons. Preserving those memories should be special as well.

Remember the classic card game, Go Fish? Here's a fun twist on it that will help your kid learn her the different parts of speech in a fun way!

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.

Those second grade spelling lists may be getting serious, but that's no reason to stop having fun. Here's a high-energy hopscotch game to try.

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

Helping your child write their own "Thanksgiving Proclamation" can help them grasp the spirit of the day, and develop more of an attitude of gratitude.

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

This activity will inspire adults and kids alike to take time to explore the beauty in their community and discover the colors of fall while developing their descriptive and creative writing skills! 

If your child enjoys drawing, here's a fun way to learn about compound words that uses art as a visual aid.

Saturn is the ringed planet in our solar system, a gas giant with rings made of ice and dust. Let's make a cool scale model with an old CD and some glitter!

Counting syllables can be tough. Help your kid get some practice on Valentine's Day with this simple game.

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

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

This hands-on family activity gives your child practice creating compound sentences, while teaching him skills that will help him become a better writer!

Incorporate a lesson about metaphors into a writing and drawing project featuring one of the most classically recognizable of holiday icons: Rudolph!

Play hopscotch with numbers, but also with letters, to get kids ready for reading.

Here's a rainy day phonics craft project for you and your first grader. Reel in those double "ee" words on this do-it-yourself eel!

Help your third grader author a lovely limerick in honor of Valentine's Day! He'll be delighted to compose and recite this nonsensical poem.

People have identification cards, why not pets? Make an ID card for your family pet, a fun activity that also gives your child some writing practice.

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!

Encourage your writer to uncover their imagination and storytelling skills by authoring their very own book.

Celebrate the life and work of Dr. King by making a timeline of some major events during his life and the Civil Rights Movement.

By using watercolor paints to practice writing letters, sentences, and math problems, your child will practice first grade skills in his "Sidewalk School."

On Father's Day, delight Dad--and stretch your early reader, too!--with this adorable ABC book of "Fun with Dad."

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

Foster a love of words in your little cupid this Valentine's Day by creating a memory game that doubles as an early reading activity.

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