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

You've probably played the game "I Spy." It's perfect for long car rides. But with a little tweaking, the game can also help kids practice syllables.

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.

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

Play the Vocabulary Game to help your child develop a superb, admirable, excellent, magnificent, splendid vocabulary!

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

Here's a rainy day phonics craft project for you and your first grader. Reel in those double "ee" words on this do-it-yourself eel!

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 and easy project is the perfect way to help your first grader remember who's who, practice her handwriting, and help decorate for Thanksgiving.

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

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.

"Crown" dad this Father's Day—and sneak in some letter-sound practice, too.

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

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.

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.

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!

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!