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.

Here's a fun activity to reinforce simple short and long vowel words for your first grader.

Few places are as dense with words as a grocery store. The next time you find yourself trolling the aisles with an impatient kid, make it a reading adventure!

Build up those kindergarten letter-sound reading skills...and create a whimsical, practical craft at the same time.

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 fall-themed drawing game is a great way to introduce your kid to some of the important symbols of the fall season.

Using homemade felt alphabet letters and 26 colorful pictures, your preschooler will have a great time as they practice recognizing letters and their sounds.

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 fun and educational Halloween craft is a fantastic way to celebrate the holiday while building your child's letter and phonics skills.

Help your first grade reader master those letter blends like "ch" and "sh" with this memorable and hilarious beanbag toss game.

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

Here's a creative preschool activity to make a crown, and build in some phonics practice while you're at it.