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Exercise your first grader's writing muscles! These activities put a fun spin on writing and grammar practice.

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Write Pen Pal Postcards

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Here's an activity to help your first grader read and write, while staying in touch with a faraway friend or relative. Here's how:

Dictionary Treasure Hunt

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This treasure hunt gets kids comfortable using the dictionary, and makes looking up words a lot of fun!

Write a Story From an Ant's Perspective

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Here's a writing activity that helps first graders explore an ant's perspective...and practice writing, too!

Sight Word Jenga

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

Write a Mixed Up Story!

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Want to help your child recognize the recipe for a successful sentence? Here's a fun activity to get your child thinking about how sentences work.

Make a Nonsense Book!

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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!

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Pin the Tail on the Silent E Word!

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Silent "e" words are a big part of first grade phonics. Help them turn words like "hop" to "hope" in this action-packed, practical game.

Play Contraction Concentration!

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

Play Action Word Charades

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

Make a "My Favorite Nouns" Book

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Help your first grader understand what a noun is with this fun photo book that catalogs her favorite people, places, and things!

Make a Story with Magnetic Words

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For Read Across America Day, challenge your first grader to come up with her very own story using magnetic words inspired by "Green Eggs and Ham" by Dr. Seuss.