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

Create homemade seed packets with your kids. This activity combines your kids' love of science and the outdoors with a little writing and drawing fun.

It's springtime! Time to get outside and dig! Once seeds go into the ground, invite your child to mark the spot in style.

Help your child understand that letters, put in a certain order, make words. In this fun activity they'll get to make their own puzzle, and practice letters, too!

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.

Rewriting this classic Christmas carol will spark your child's creativity while strengthening his familiarity with grammar and style elements.

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

Help your child learn to read! By making their own book, your child can get creative, and practice ten key sight words at the same time.

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.

Make learning word families more hands-on and interactive with this simple craft that has your child making "word sliders" out of paper plates.

Use a digital camera and some simple drawing supplies to help your kindergartener make a personalized letter-sound book.

Here's a sweet gift you and your child can make together, sure to please the most finicky valentine.

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

Make a tooth care poster with your kindergartener to help her understand how important it is to take care of those growing pearly whites!

Make a Santa-shaped "wish card" holder for your child...and sneak in some solid practice in reading and writing, too!

Make a photo book to provide a reassuring guide for your child's first days and weeks of school.

Make a big green alligator with household items and help your kindergartener practices letters and sounds!

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.

Got a kid who's learning to read? Looking for a new board game to add to the bunch? With a little help from your child, you can make a game of your own!

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!

Ask your kids to write these one-sentence "Holiday Wishes." Without realizing it, they'll be building third grade Language Arts skills.

Is your child learning to write the alphabet correctly? In this "kinesthetic" activity, use movement and art to help your child with letter-writing.

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

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:

Put numbers and letters together -- key kindergarten math and reading skills -- while creating a marvelous game piece for outdoor play!

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 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!

Spark your kids' interest in writing by helping them write a mini-book about their favorite subject: themselves!

Looking for a teacher gift? Here's a way for your preschooler to show off her growing writing skills and create a cute picture frame to show her thanks, too!

Build your child's social studies skills by making a map together.