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

Is your child learning to "sound it out"? This game will help him stretch his "decoding" skills so when he runs into new words, he's ready to take them on.

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.

Kindergarteners are expected to master the alphabet. Get your child outside and exercising with this fun, move and shake alphabet game.

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

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.

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!

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.

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 alphabet hunt is pure pirate-loving fun. And it gives kids practice in learning to recognize letters and sounds-- a key skill for reading readiness.

Use a digital camera and some simple drawing supplies to help your kindergartener make a personalized letter-sound book.

Improve your preschooler's knowledge of the alphabet by playing games with your own homemade wooden letters!

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

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

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.

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

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!

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.

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

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.

Help your first grader gain new reading skills in this fun, homemade phonics game that the whole family can enjoy!

Help your child develop her letter recognition skills throughout the week leading up to Valentineâs Day with this simple activity.

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.

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 fun activity to reinforce simple short and long vowel words for your first grader.

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