Online Games and Activities with Clifford the Big Red Dog
Visit the famous red dog Clifford online for stories, games, music, and more fun learning activities. These free online activities teach kids pre-reading skills, sequencing, and attention to detail.

Make Your Own Calendar Kids' Crafts Activity
Easy-to-make wall hanging calendar. This arts and crafts activity teaches kids to connect pictures and words. Children practice sorting and organizing information.

Make A Do Not Disturb Sign for Quiet Time
Make a special sign for quiet time. Kids can use it when they're resting or doing their homework. A reading extension activity based on the book Quiet, by Paul Bright.

Write a Story and Make It Into a Moving Picture Book
Write a story and make a moving picture book in which to display it. Crafts project that lets kids practice measuring, planning, and writing.

Make a Valentine Mailbox
Make a cardboard valentine mailbox. This arts and crafts project creates a great way to store your child's Valentine's Day cards. The activity is based on a reading of The Love-Me Bird with your child.

School-Home Connection: Art and Writing
Ideas for families to help them make the connection between art and writing.

Letter Labels
Turn a tour of your home into an easy alphabet lesson.

Make A Book about Table Manners for Mealtime
Kids read Please Say Please, by Margery Cuyler and create a book about table manners. Teaches politeness and respect. Sparks creativity and uses writing in a real-world context.

Kids Make Thank-You Cards for People in the Community
Your child can make thank-you cards for special people in the neighborhood. Promotes social and emotional development. Kids also get practice using their fine-motor skills.

Making Beautiful Books!
Try these handmade book activity ideas to combine art and writing and to display children's work.