New readers need to develop a "bank" of words they can read by sight. Hate flashcards? Consider this fresh way to practice sight words to perfection...Bingo!

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.

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

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

All you need is chalk and pavement to set up this silly, fun, and practical game that reinforces important vocabulary.

This time-based word builder is the perfect way to boost your child's vocabulary. Mix and match letters to see how many words she can come up with!

Help your first grader build sight word knowledge by creating a reading pointer and taking the family on a house-wide reading tour!

Word color association is just a fancy way to talk about the way we connect colors with words.

Try this fun outdoor game to improve your first grader's reading skills. This activity is perfect for summer!

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.

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

Challenge your first or second grade reader to make 100 words in this reading and spelling activity for the 100th Day of School.

Practice reading with this fun game, where your first grader will "hunt" for hidden words around the house.

Challenge your first grader to wordsmith her way to victory with this puzzle! Who can find the most words in the letters of "Saint Patrick's Day"?

Silent "e" words are a big part of first grade phonics. Help them turn words like "hop" to "hope" in this action-packed, practical game.

This fall-themed missing letter activity is a great way to help your child learn the alphabet, build their vocabulary and bolster letter recognition skills.

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!

If your first grader has a hard time practicing his vocabulary skills, introduce him to this fun word building game.

Help your kid create a patriotic red, white, and blue flag banner! On each flag have him write a different word that describes our veterans or fallen soldiers.

If you're looking for something to keep your kid busy on a warm day, and give him some writing practice in the process, bring on the mud!

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.

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

This project examines whether people's taste perception is influenced by what they see.

Try this brand name phonics activity to help your child build up his language arts skills.

This colorful foam pencil topper will glam up any boring pencil and is guaranteed to add personality to any pencil case!

Help your child with his decoding and early reading skills in this fun game where you follow a spider web to find your treasure!

This fun experiment provides a concrete and visually striking illustration of photosynthesis.

Here's a first grade arts and crafts activity: make pop-up puppets using a plastic cup, wooden dowel, and fabric. Put on a show once you're done!

Support your first grader's counting and reading skills while laughing and running in this fun playground game.

This treasure hunt gets kids comfortable using the dictionary, and makes looking up words a lot of fun!