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You've probably played the game "I Spy." It's perfect for long car rides. But with a little tweaking, the game can also help kids practice syllables.

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

Here's a fun activity that takes "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" to a new level--and builds strong kindergarten reading and writing skills

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

Put numbers and letters together -- key kindergarten math and reading skills -- while creating a marvelous game piece for outdoor play!

Help you child learn the key pieces to a sentence, by creating sentence puzzles at home.

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

Creating a book is one thing, but creating a codex is a whole different ball game.

Make a garland of paper flags representing your child's favorite countries.

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

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!

Help your kindergartener develop his sequencing skills in this activity that teaches him about a story's beginning, middle, and end.

Is your child learning to write the alphabet correctly? In this "kinesthetic" activity, use movement and art to help your child with letter-writing.

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.

All you need is chalk and pavement to set up this silly, fun, and practical game that reinforces important vocabulary.

Make learning word families more hands-on and interactive with this simple craft that has your child making "word sliders" out of paper plates.

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.

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.

Make a photo book to provide a reassuring guide for your child's first days and weeks of school.