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Merge the excitement of basketball tournaments with students’ excitement about books! This activity gives kids a chance to read and form opinions about the books.

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

Put old, worn-out picture books to work by constructing a book birdhouse, perfect for welcoming spring.

Build your kindergartener's reading comprehension by making a classic box of objects that invite them into the books you're reading together.

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.

Reinforce your child’s understanding of geometry and 2D shapes while learning about the artist Mary Blair and her amazing contributions to many loved movies, books, and characters throughout her career.

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

April showers may bring May flowers, but your child can preserve the beauty of spring's bounty all year long with this simple craft project!

Don't let alphabet practice turn into catching zzz's. Paint up a zany Z zebra and inject a little excitement into learning letters.

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

Every day will be a new experience as you explore and learn about the different colors.

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

In this activity, kids will create a peace corner in their bedroom or home and reflect on ways they may use their peace corner through drawing and discussion.

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

Help your kindergartener practice counting from one to ten with this fun outdoor activity. Make a "My Backyard Counting Book" to review counting to ten.

When critters protect themselves by taking on the patterns of nature, it's called "camouflage." Play this camouflage matching game with your child!

Celebrate the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah, by helping your child to create a papier mache shofar.

In this science project, young children observe, record, and create collections of colors in their world and increase their powers of observation.

In this science fair project, young children observe, record, and create collections of shapes in their world and increase their powers of observation.

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.

Use paper and paste to create a colorful collage of shapes that turns into a school bus right before your eyes.

Rewriting this classic Christmas carol will spark your child's creativity while strengthening his familiarity with grammar and style elements.

Ignite your kindergartener's love of adventure and learning with an imaginary trip under the sea.

This unexpected art project is sure to result in a Picasso-esque jumble of imagination that will teach your kid about shapes, colors, and abstract form!

Express the love that you share with your child this Valentine's Day by creating unique "me and you" portraits together!

On Read Across America Day, challenge your kindergartener to a balancing act inspired by the mischievous star of "The Cat in the Hat" by Dr. Seuss.

Use Henri Matisse as inspiration for your preschooler or kindergartener to create a unique and funky paper shapes collage in this arts and crafts activity.

Teach your child about jesters as she makes her very own jester hat.

A serape is a long, blanket-like shawl worn over the shoulders. With a few simple materials, your child can fashion his very own serape!