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Try this goofy, first grade phonics craft that focuses on the letter "F" as in "Frog" and helps build crucial reading and spelling skills in your child.

Help your child learn to read! By making their own book, your child can get creative, and practice ten key sight words at the same time.

Here's a fun holiday activity that will have you and your child singing, laughing, and using a thesaurus!

Honor the spirit of the Civil Rights Movement by interviewing someone in your community who lived it.

Ask a child if they want to practice the alphabet and you'll likely get snubbed. But ask if they'd like to play letter detective? You might hook yourself a fish.

Research shows that when we focus on things we are grateful for, we literally rewire our brains to focus on the positive. Help kids experience the joy of gratitude by creating trees that give thanks.

Students usually study for spelling tests by looking over the words and spelling them out loud. Here's a spelling game that gets the whole family involved!

This scavenger hunt game is simple, but it's fun, and it will arm your child with the directional vocabulary he should master in time for kindergarten.

Your child can count down the days until Christmas while giving Santa's beard a trim. This adorable project bolsters counting and number recognition skills.

Use muffin tins to create a simple, affordable and fun game to help your child practice their vocabulary!

Have your kid try his hand at mood charades. It's a great way to promote social development and hone reading comprehension skills, not to mention tons of fun!

Start the school year off on the right foot by treating your child's new teacher to a special heart-felt surprise!

Spark your kids' interest in writing by helping them write a mini-book about their favorite subject: themselves!

In this outdoor science activity you'll find tips on how to create a nature journal by choosing a native plant or animal and tracking that species.

In this creative arts and crafts activity, children will design and create their very own alphabet tree!

In this activity, your students will research a favorite superhero and discuss which of their powers are real and not real. Your students will be able to complete a simple research chart and graphic organizer.

This alphabet bottle is fun to make and a great activity to keep your child busy, while helping them recognize letters in a creative way.

Learn about the Bill of Rights this Presidents Day by playing a Pictionary-inspired drawing game. Players draw a right as others try to guess what it is.

Help your third grader author a lovely limerick in honor of Valentine's Day! He'll be delighted to compose and recite this nonsensical poem.

Practice reading with this fun game, where your first grader will "hunt" for hidden words around the house.

Here's a great activity to get your child using imagination and artistic skills to create a handmade vocabulary book, complete with illustrations!

Helping your child write their own "Thanksgiving Proclamation" can help them grasp the spirit of the day, and develop more of an attitude of gratitude.

Build your child's social studies skills by making a map together.

Here's a fun activity that will help your child learn to cut on a line, practice fine motor control, and create a beautiful garland, too.