These Thanksgiving place cards are a fun turkey-twist on traditional place markers. Make a set of these Thanksgiving place cards with your child this November.

Help your first grade child figure out contractions and their original two words by playing this simple game, Contraction Concentration!

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!

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

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 treasure hunt gets kids comfortable using the dictionary, and makes looking up words a lot of fun!

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!

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.

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.

Here's a hilarious alternative to those sugary conversation hearts...and a way to keep building first grade literacy skills while you're at it!

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.

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

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

Help your child with his decoding and early reading skills in this fun game where you follow a spider web to find your treasure!

Want to help your child recognize the recipe for a successful sentence? Here's a fun activity to get your child thinking about how sentences work.

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

Practice reading with this fun game, where your first grader will "hunt" for hidden words around the house.

Help your preschooler learn the Four Questions prior to the big night with a homemade book, complete with words and illustrations!

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

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

Salute your "#1 Dad" with this creative pop-up card!

Help your child make an imaginative scene come to life by making a diorama. Your child will be practicing three dimensional thinking and language arts skills.

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

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

Here's an wholesome arts and crafts activity for your kid: create awesome handmade apple note cards with just some paint and blank paper!

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"?

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

This flash card game will help your child memorize words while visually learning the differences between objects.

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

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!