Merge the excitement of basketball tournaments with students’ excitement about books! This activity gives kids a chance to read and form opinions about the books.

Go on a storytelling adventure using your kindergartenerâs five favorite picture books.

Put old, worn-out picture books to work by constructing a book birdhouse, perfect for welcoming spring.

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

Pump up the learning level of your kindergartener's summer break by playing patriotic bingo when July 4th rolls around.

Build your kindergartener's reading comprehension by making a classic box of objects that invite them into the books you're reading together.

Who are the people young readers meet in their books? This reading activity will help your first grader build important comprehension skills.

Here's a fun activity that takes "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" to a new level--and builds strong kindergarten reading and writing skills

Here is a way to help your first grader keep track of the books she has read, and also help her develop some critical thinking skills.

Try this patterned story activity with your kindergartener to help her build up her reading and writing skills using some of her favorite books from preschool.

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!

Reinforce your child’s understanding of geometry and 2D shapes while learning about the artist Mary Blair and her amazing contributions to many loved movies, books, and characters throughout her career.

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.

Help your child pick up spelling, alphabetical order, sight word practice, and reading fast with just simple clothespins and paint sticks.

The weather is a key kindergarten science concept. With this activity your child will learn about wind direction and create a self portrait, too!

Here's a fun activity you can do at the library to help your child learn the sequencing of numbers and letters.

Inspire your learner to love poems like Sonia Sotomayor by reading some poetry aloud!

In this science project, young children observe, record, and create collections of colors in their world and increase their powers of observation.

In this science fair project, young children observe, record, and create collections of shapes in their world and increase their powers of observation.

Here's a motivational kit that lets your emerging reader know you're with him for the whole wild ride.

April showers may bring May flowers, but your child can preserve the beauty of spring's bounty all year long with this simple craft project!

When critters protect themselves by taking on the patterns of nature, it's called "camouflage." Play this camouflage matching game with your child!

Pasta makes a good dinner, but it can also be used to teach proper letter formation! In this easy crafts activity, you'll use pasta and glue to form letters.

In this science fair project, kids observe the expansion of liquids when frozen and determine if some liquids expand more than others in the freezing process.

Don't let alphabet practice turn into catching zzz's. Paint up a zany Z zebra and inject a little excitement into learning letters.

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

Support your first grader's interest in reading with this decorative bookmark that illustrates a favorite scene from a loved book.

This art activity encourages your child to create her own papier-mache apple sculpture to give to a special teacher.

Every day will be a new experience as you explore and learn about the different colors.

Here's a delightful kindergarten project that will boost your child's reading and writing skills--and make for a happy time on a rainy day, too.