Make grammar interesting for kinders, with this fun take on charades. They'll practice verbs and get in some giggles, too!

In this parts of speech fall scavenger hunt, kids will search for all the hidden leaves, sort them into parts of speech categories, and then practice creating their own sentences using the words they find.

Help you child learn the key pieces to a sentence, by creating sentence puzzles at home.

Build your child's vocabulary and get his body moving at the same time with this fun dance map activity!

Delight your first grader by combining a reading activity with a fun "tea party" as she unscrambles cut-up words in a tea bag to form sentences and stories.

Give your first grader reading and writing practice with this fun, practical postcard that will also help with spelling strategies.

This fill-in-the-blanks game is a little like Mad Libs, but for emerging writers. Get ready for some silly sentences!

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.

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!

Help your first grade child figure out contractions and their original two words by playing this simple game, Contraction Concentration!

Help your child learn the parts of speech! Start with adjectives and have your child describe Santa Claus to someone who has never heard of him.

If helping your child learn parts of speech makes you want to take a nap, try this exercise. It's a sure way to keep those creative juices flowing.