Act out a story after reading it. Work together to create a script and make costumes and props. Then invite others to watch and hear your story!

When you plant a garden, involve children in the process by writing down questions and observations on the garden's growth in a garden journal.

Children will learn their address and phone number to help keep them safe.

Children love books that rhyme and to create their own rhymes. It's a fun way to learn how words sound similar to one another!

Get children excited about writing and descriptive language by creating yummy descriptions of their favorite candy.

Encourage children to connect words and pictures by having them write their own captions for family or magazine photos.

Share a fun book about staying safe and then talk about real-life safety issues before writing a letter to someone in your community who can help.

Boost vocabulary by taking an imaginary trip into space. After a lunar "landing," children return to Earth with a galaxy of new words.

Choose favorite rhyming songs or nursery rhymes then replace the rhyming words with seasonal themes.

Find three fun online games that are designed to help children learn to recognize letters and how they sound.

Help children use favorite photos to write a homemade memory book.

From dishes to doors, find shapes all around you while strengthening important reading and math skills.

After reading If You Give a Moose a Muffin, have a "Muffin Party"! Children will write invitations, follow a recipe, and enjoy sharing their homemade muffins.

With a piece of paper and a pen, kids can learn anywhere! This activity gets kids writing, looking closely at letters, and learning some new words in any room of the house.

Want to visit a museum without leaving your computer? Virtually dig for famous historical artifacts from around the world found in the British Museum.

Children incorporate materials from outdoors with paints or crayons to create pieces of art to display on their clotheslines, fences, or porches for a neighborhood art show.

These activities will have children reading signs, logos, brand names, and other words all over their home and community.

Work together, create a bingo board that can be played while walking around town, going to the zoo or a museum, or traveling on a vacation.

In this activity, children go on a hunt for places where they can read and enjoy books: on a family road trip, at the pool, at the doctor's office.

In this activity, children write short everyday notes, to remind, plan, request, or compliment others.