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

Make a fuzzy bear with your kindergartener to build up early reading skills and introduce her to phonics.

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.

Take a nature walk in your backyard or local park to find one object for every letter of the alphabet. Then put them together in this handy nature book.