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.

This string a necklace arts activity teaches first grade readers to look for a story's beginning, middle, and end.

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

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!

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

Here is a fun at-home physical activity that encourages movement while also working on literacy or math skills!

Sure, you can go out and buy a box of Valentine cards--but for a special message try this simple craft activity to make someone's day.

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

With nothing more than a flat open space and some lively kids, you can reinforce key concepts of punctuation while having lots of healthy laughs.

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.

What's the first letter? Play this game with your first grader the next time you read together, and watch her reading skills grow as she climbs the levels.

This goofy scramble book activity will bring laughs...but also some good, solid comprehension skills too!

Here's a writing activity that helps young learners explore an ant's perspective...and practice writing, too!