Get it Write!

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:

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

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

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.

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.

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!

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.

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

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

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

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