Help your kindergartener develop his sequencing skills in this activity that teaches him about a story's beginning, middle, and end.

Let your child catch you making deliberate errors in this silly game that promotes serious learning about punctuation.

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!

Boost those first grade reading and writing skills with this sweet Mother's Day poem idea.

Childhood summers are magical, full of splashy fun and relaxing afternoons. Preserving those memories should be special as well.

Build up those kindergarten letter-sound reading skills...and create a whimsical, practical craft at the same time.

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!

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

Try this simple activity to stimulate some very complex thinking with your first grader to develop those all-important reading and comprehension skills.

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

Thanksgiving dinner can be filled with fun and memorable interactions between family members. This holiday, why not memorialize some of those details and events with a family poem? You can create a lasting memory in the form of a poem with contributions f

All you need is chalk and pavement to set up this silly, fun, and practical game that reinforces important vocabulary.

This silly game is a fun way to introduce and reinforce sight words--by fishing for them!

This version of the carnival game where you try to toss chips into a cup, to win a fabulous prize, gives kids a boost in early writing and reading.

This alphabet hunt is pure pirate-loving fun. And it gives kids practice in learning to recognize letters and sounds-- a key skill for reading readiness.

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!

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

Does your child love to play with their food? Then they'll get a big kick out of this activity, where they'll practice handwriting skills...using rice.

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.

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

Once readers know the individual sounds letters make, they need to learn how to blend them and how to break them apart. This activity will help them practice.

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"?

Once your child has mastered the letters of the alphabet it's time to start building words! Try out this activity that encourages simple word recognition.

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.

Does your child love pretend and need practice with letters and the sounds they make? Get cooking! This activity is fun and builds key reading skills, too.

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

Help your learner read, write, and understand letters and letter sounds with this delightful journal activity.

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

Looking for Father's Day inspiration? Make him a "card" he can wear...and build up your kindergartener's reading skills while you're at it.