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.

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

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

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

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!

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.

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

Take a nature walk in your backyard or local park to find one object for every letter of the alphabet. Then put them together in this handy nature book.

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!

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

Send your child on a table of contents treasure hunt to help build basic research skills! Navigating a book is a skill that is sure to come in handy later on.

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

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

This goofy scramble book activity will bring laughs...but also some good, solid comprehension skills too!

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

Play hopscotch with numbers, but also with letters, to get kids ready for reading.

Make a wanted poster of a villain from a favorite book or fairy tale in this fun reading comprehension activity!

This bookmark is a helpful tool to use during and after reading to remind your child of "good reader" strategies that she can use on her own.

This string a necklace arts activity teaches first grade readers to look for a story's beginning, middle, and end.

Transform your home into a theater with this fun Fall Family Theater Night activity! Invite the family to gather together to practice reading a fun fall-themed story in the format of a play.

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.

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

What happens after the prince and the princess get married? This writing activity allows your child to answer that question for herself.

Here's an activity that puts a new twist on a classic game. Help your first-grader create their own wooden word blocks and play sight word Jenga.

This activity will inspire adults and kids alike to take time to explore the beauty in their community and discover the colors of fall while developing their descriptive and creative writing skills! 

On Father's Day, delight Dad--and stretch your early reader, too!--with this adorable ABC book of "Fun with Dad."

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.