In these three games, children work on letter recognition skills with the help of some tape, music, and a few stuffed animal friends.

This activity turns kids into word detectives - scouring their way through documents in search of their prey.

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.

Play the fridge magnet name game with your preschooler to help prepare her for kindergarten reading and writing.

In this activity, you will create a magical box to help your child learn her letter sounds. Here's how to play the Abracadabra learning game!

While you are waiting for the real stuff, this activity lets your child play in pretend "snow" while practicing reading skills and learning about magnets.

This book-making activity is quick and easy, and it gives emerging readers insight into how a story's illustrations provide context clues.

It's springtime! Time to get outside and dig! Once seeds go into the ground, invite your child to mark the spot in style.

On Father's Day, delight Dad--and stretch your early reader, too!--with this adorable ABC book of "Fun with Dad."

Build a peek-a-boo book and give your child a fun vocabulary and reading boost, on the fly!

As your child plays photographer, snapping pictures around the yard, he'll also be practicing recognizing letter sounds, which will help him learn to read.

Let your child play with scissors! Put them to work, creating a book that will keep them busy, and help them practice their letters, too.

Boost your child's early literacy skills and create alphabet tiles she can play and practice with - great reinforcement for ABC's, phonics and writing!

Parents can help their children at home by using a dialogue journal to model good writing.

Introduce your child to the symbols of fall with this easy-to-make matching game that will hone observational skills and increase your kid's attention span.

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

Is your child learning to write the alphabet correctly? In this "kinesthetic" activity, use movement and art to help your child with letter-writing.

Help your preschooler celebrate his big day by crafting a special, sparkly diploma frame to celebrate his achievement!