Celebrate Read Across America Day with your first grader by playing a pink crepe paper racing game inspired by Dr. Seuss's book "The Cat in the Hat Come Back."

Delight your first grader by combining a reading activity with a fun "tea party" as she unscrambles cut-up words in a tea bag to form sentences and stories.

Make going back to school fun with this surprising pop up book, perfect for first graders!

Here's a fun activity to reinforce simple short and long vowel words for your first grader.

Kids are acutely aware of what's "fair" and what's not. Here's a quirky way to teach your first grader the importance of voting and democracy.

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

Help your first grader practice sight words with this fun activity. Learn how to put together a puzzle while practicing common sight words.

Celebrate Kwanzaa with your fourth grader, or introduce them to a new cultural practice, by showing them how to weave a Kwanzaa mat out of an ordinary paper bag!

Show your first grader how to create her own octopus out of yarn. This simple, yet fun, project yields an adorable play or cuddle partner.

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

Your first grader can create this cute heart puzzle with craft sticks and watercolor paints to challenge her friends!

Your first grader will love feeding his favorite winged creatures with these tasty Christmas "cookies" for birds!

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!

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

A hands-on guessing game that teaches kids to recognize different coins. First graders will learn their money and their math at the same time!

Here's an activity that puts a new twist on a classic game. Help your first-grader create their own wooden word blocks and play sight word Jenga.

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

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:

Ancient tribes believed that these dolls kept worries away at night. Your 1st grader can make his own and learn about history, culture, and art in this activity

This science exploration lets your first grader see how eggs can provide a perfect environment for a living, growing creature.

Help your first grader create special 3D paper Christmas trees that he can use to decorate the home or give to friends.

Give your first grader reading and writing practice with this fun, practical postcard that will also help with spelling strategies.

Your first grader will delight in making a cookie version of homemade gelt--the gold coin chocolates that are often given as gifts or prizes during Hanukkah.

Make a fun refrigerator graph with your first grader in order to help her develop those crucial graphing skills, while engaging with the whole family.

Help your second grader embrace his "green" side by recycling empty citrus peels into fruity ice cream bowls!

Make this dragon relief with your first grader to celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and teach her about an important part of Chinese culture.

Your first grader will love showcasing his favorite pieces of art with his very own personalized magnets created from old bottle caps!

Study science with your first grader in this arts and crafts activity that models the reason why fall leaves change color with some paint and crayons.

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

How goofy can your first grader get? Show her how to use balloons and yarn to craft a collection of silly faces!