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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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!

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.

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.

Children who know the names and sounds of letters when they enter school, learn to read sooner. This activity uses a clothesline to work on alphabet sounds.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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