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

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

This project combines arts and crafts with writing, as your child writes a story and publishes it into a book made out of a paper bag!

Celebrate Labor Day with this fun activity. Show your child how to make a "career book" and explore the many jobs that people have, while practicing writing.

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

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

Use the appeal of the common road sign to your advantage by creating a game with hidden learning opportunities.

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:

The alphabet is a big learning milestone for most kids. Help your child learn alphabetical order by making a food list in this fun Thanksgiving activity.

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

Help your learner develop her fine motor and communication skills with this fun and festive fall activity.

Here's a household scavenger hunt that shows kids the natural sources behind everyday objects...and builds reading skills, too!

Celebrate the fiery colors of fall with a charming tree and a pile of wordy leaves.

Invite your first grader to create this "layers of love" keepsake for that special someone! It holds a sweet, personal message for the recipient.

Make these simple homemade New Year's gifts with your child this holiday season to give to friends and family, each with a special message inside.

For Read Across America Day, challenge your first grader to come up with a story using magnetic words inspired by "Green Eggs and Ham" by Dr. Seuss.

This Father's Day, give dad something he'll really appreciate: a book about him, written by his favorite author...his son or daughter!

Guide your first grader through a map drawing project inspired by her favorite fairy tale. Its masked as a fun art activity, but it also packs learning punch!

This 'handy' Thanksgiving wreath gets your child to focus on things he's grateful for all year. Create a Thanksgiving wreath with your child this November.

Help your child gain reading comprehension skills, as well as listening and memory skills with this fun activity that uses his favorite book!

It's always good to have a little help during the holiday. Show your child how to set a table setting and then help him create a placemat map.

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

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

Better than any store bought Father's Day card, this touching keepsake lets your child give Dad a peek into their relationship from her point of view.

Helping your child learn to read doesn't only have to mean using books from the library or from the store. You can make a book of your own - a nonsense book!

Here's an activity to help your first grader read and write, while staying in touch with a faraway friend or relative. Here's how:

In this design thinking activity, your child will choose an animal to research, learn about the animal’s habitat, and then replicate the animal's habitat using household items.

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

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

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