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

This fill-in-the-blanks game is a little like Mad Libs, but for emerging writers. Get ready for some silly sentences!

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.

Make grammar interesting for kinders, with this fun take on charades. They'll practice verbs and get in some giggles, too!

Help your child practice his writing skills, while ensuring he'll get some mail to call his own, by making Family Mailboxes, a fun arts and crafts project.

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

Counting syllables can be tough. Help your kid get some practice on Valentine's Day with this simple 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.

Get your child thinking about time with this art project, where you'll create a fun book on his daily routine.

Use a beloved toy as a jumping-off point for a fantastic storytelling exercise in this activity that will get the littlest ones thinking about creative writing.

Does your child love to play with their food? Then they'll get a big kick out of this activity, where they'll practice handwriting skills...using rice.

Want to help your child recognize the recipe for a successful sentence? Here's a fun activity to get your child thinking about how sentences work.

Compound words get easier if kids can spot two smaller words that they already know inside. Add some fun to the process with this card game!

Help your child learn to read! By making their own book, your child can get creative, and practice ten key sight words at the same time.

Take a beach ball, a marker, and a first grader. What do you get? An outdoor activity that works on reading comprehension, in the midst of a game of catch!

Ask a child if they want to practice the alphabet and you'll likely get snubbed. But ask if they'd like to play letter detective? You might hook yourself a fish.

In this activity, your first grader will practice calendar skills, observe the weather and learns to read calendar words. Here's how to get started:

Help your child understand that letters, put in a certain order, make words. In this fun activity they'll get to make their own puzzle, and practice letters, too!

This treasure hunt gets kids comfortable using the dictionary, and makes looking up words a lot of fun!

This 'handy' Thanksgiving wreath gets your child to focus on things he's grateful for all year. Create a Thanksgiving wreath with your child this November.

This book-making activity is quick and easy, and it gives emerging readers insight into how a story's illustrations provide context clues.

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!

Build your child's social studies skills by making a map together.

Build your kindergartener's reading comprehension by making a classic box of objects that invite them into the books you're reading together.

This string a necklace arts activity teaches first grade readers to look for a story's beginning, middle, and end.

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.

Save some money on the decorations with this simple birthday banner that your child can make himself!

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