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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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!

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.

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.