Here's a silly game that uses nursery rhymes to introduce a big concept in first grade reading and writing: learning about nouns and verbs.

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

Use empty soda bottles to create a fun bowling set that helps your first grader practice addition skills!

Turn wait time in the doctor's office or travel time in the car into fun time with your own version of I Spy.

Mix fun with basic math in this fun homemade game of ring toss! Make rings out of paper plates and you're ready to play anytime, anywhere!

Turn printed family photos into a sturdy "flash card" game to help your child learn the names and faces of near and distant relatives.

Here are two fun, rhythmic jump rope chants to help your first grader learn the days of the week, practice reading skills, and stay fit!

Does your child have trouble holding a pencil? Is writing an excruciating task? The key is to build up those hand muscles! This water relay race can help.

Use sticks and stones to create create an outdoor version of tic-tac-toe!

It's easy to be a master Italian chef with this target practice game played with a pizza board constructed out of felt and Velcro bean bag "toppings."

Why not change things up a bit with this fun way of making those loop-hole bunny ears that sit at the top of his sneakers.

Learn about borrowing in subtraction using a deck of cards and a die! Your first grader will have fun playing this math game.

Play this fun game with your kindergarten or first grader. It's a great way to practice important math skills, including counting and addition.

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

Here's a household scavenger hunt that shows kids the natural sources behind everyday objects...and builds reading skills, too!

Kindergarteners are expected to master the alphabet. Get your child outside and exercising with this fun, move and shake alphabet game.