Play a phonics scavenger hunt no matter where you are. This game will have your child sounding out words and finding letter sounds in the objects around them.

This improv exercise helps actors learn how to recover if another actor forgets their lines or goes off script, but it can also be a rainy day activity!

A pangram is a sentence that uses all the letters in the English alphabet. In this group game kids might just learn a thing or two about word choice in writing!

Play hopscotch with numbers, but also with letters, to get kids ready for reading.

A new twist on the game of charades will inspire your first grader to look at her favorite books in a whole new light.

This version of the carnival game where you try to toss chips into a cup, to win a fabulous prize, gives kids a boost in early writing and reading.

This slightly tweaked version of "Hide and Go Seek" hones listening: a key skill for kindergarten.

Use the appeal of the common road sign to your advantage by creating a game with hidden learning opportunities.

With nothing more than a flat open space and some lively kids, you can reinforce key concepts of punctuation while having lots of healthy laughs.