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

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.

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.

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

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

Encourage your writer to uncover their imagination and storytelling skills by authoring their very own book.

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.

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

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"?

Practice reading and writing by helping your first grader create a family recipe book!

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 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.

Teach your kindergartener or first grader about the art of correspondence by guiding them to create their own postcards out of favorite family photographs.

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.

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.

By using watercolor paints to practice writing letters, sentences, and math problems, your child will practice first grade skills in his "Sidewalk School."

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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!

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

This simple fall-themed syllable game is a great way to introduce the concept of a syllable to your young learner.

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

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!

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