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

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

Here's a delightful kindergarten project that will boost your child's reading and writing skills--and make for a happy time on a rainy day, too.

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

What's the first letter? Play this game with your first grader the next time you read together, and watch her reading skills grow as she climbs the levels.

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!

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.

Combine kids' love of scavenger hunts with consonant blends to create a fun game that's perfect for everything from birthday parties to rainy days at home.

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.

Help your first grade reader become an expert in "sh," "ch," and "th" words with this fun, homemade game.

Here's a rainy day phonics craft project for you and your first grader. Reel in those double "ee" words on this do-it-yourself eel!

Once readers know the individual sounds letters make, they need to learn how to blend them and how to break them apart. This activity will help them practice.

Give your first grader reading and writing practice with this fun, practical postcard that will also help with spelling strategies.

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

Make your own personalized set of letter flash cards to get him thinking about the alphabet while boosting his fine motor skills in the process.

Help your learner read, write, and understand letters and letter sounds with this delightful journal activity.

Create your own set of alphabet blocks: you can make just a few or all 26.

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

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

Try this goofy, first grade phonics craft that focuses on the letter "F" as in "Frog" and helps build crucial reading and spelling skills in your child.

Use real elastic to help your kindergartener learn to "stretch" and blend letters to read words.

Help your child pick up spelling, alphabetical order, sight word practice, and reading fast with just simple clothespins and paint sticks.

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

Got a kid who's learning to read? Looking for a new board game to add to the bunch? With a little help from your child, you can make a game of your own!

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.

Make a big green alligator with household items and help your kindergartener practices letters and sounds!

Here's an adorable kindergarten refrigerator magnet that celebrates the glories of the letter "B" and benefits your early reader.

Does your child love pretend and need practice with letters and the sounds they make? Get cooking! This activity is fun and builds key reading skills, too.

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.