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

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.

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.

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.

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

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!

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.