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

Transfer your child's artwork onto clothing using an iron-on transfer. It's easier than it sounds, and your child will love wearing his artwork!

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

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

In this activity, your child will learn and practice mindfulness by using their senses to focus on one thing at a time.

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

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

Help your child get the hang of reading with this fun activity. Here's how to make a spinning phonics wheel out of two paper plates.

Learn how to be a bird scientist in this simple project of watching feathered friends in their habitat.

Help your first grade reader master those letter blends like "ch" and "sh" with this memorable and hilarious beanbag toss game.

Here are two fun, rhythmic jump rope chants to help your first grader learn the days of the week, practice reading skills, and stay fit!

Your first grader will improve her fine motor skills as she designs her own drum set with recycled household objects and art supplies!

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

In this sound experiment children listen for differences as they tap on a bag of air, a bag of water, and a wooden block held up to their ears.

Combine kids' love of scavenger hunts with consonant blends to create a fun game that's perfect for everything from birthday parties to rainy days at home.

Whatever the season, celebrate greenery and growth by helping your child study some delightful spring words.

Here's a great early reading and science activity for curious children. Learn how to plant your child's name in seeds for a growing writing activity!

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

Check out this silly game that will put your kid's animal habitat knowledge (and acting skills) to the test.

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.

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

Using a toy race car kids create a visual model of the Doppler Effect.

Try this simple activity to stimulate some very complex thinking with your first grader to develop those all-important reading and comprehension skills.

Make this creative "story cartoon" tray to help your first grader build reading comprehension skills while having a hilarious time!

Stories change as you retell them. The objective of this science fair project is to demonstrate how information gets interpreted, distorted and changed.

Here's an activity to encourage your young artist to read. Invite your child to visualize directions on colors, numbers, and shapes to create cool pictures!

With this cool floating rocks project, your child will get some hands-on experience with buoyancy and learn why certain rocks like pumice are able to float.