Looking for a unique arts and crafts activity that gives some writing practice? Help your child make her own back-to-school business cards!

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

Those second grade spelling lists may be getting serious, but that's no reason to stop having fun. Here's a high-energy hopscotch game to try.

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

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

Give your kindergartener an outlet to articulate his thoughts about going to school for the first time by setting aside time to help him write in his journal.

Make going back to school a fun time! Let your child create her own pencil topper creatures using everyday materials and a Styrofoam ball.

A strong vocabulary helps your little one with all school subjects. With this scrambled words game, they won't mind brushing up on vocab and learning new words.

Here is a fun holiday exercise to reinforce your grade-schooler's understanding of adjectives from adverbs while she's away on winter break!

Does your child need help reading common words? Make this family board game. It's so fun, they won't even realize they're learning!

Got the pre-writing blues? Try this simple five-finger technique to help your second grader develop a sequenced plan for her early compositions.

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

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

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.

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!

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.

Practice reading and vocabulary by making sight words into a puzzle!

Help your first grader practice sight words with this fun activity. Learn how to put together a puzzle while practicing common sight words.

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

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

Here's an adorable kindergarten refrigerator magnet that celebrates the glories of the letter "B" and benefits your early reader.

Make an "I'm NOT Bored" book filled with your child's favorite activities, to reference the next time she has the urge to declare, "I'm bored."

Play the Vocabulary Game to help your child develop a superb, admirable, excellent, magnificent, splendid vocabulary!

This 4th of July, end the battle for independence in your house, and show your child just how much freedom she can enjoy.

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

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.

Parents can help their children at home by using a dialogue journal to model good writing.

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

With a newspaper, highlighter, and some fun extra prizes, you can help your first grader start lifetime reading habits with print all around us.