Once readers know the individual sounds letters make, they need to learn how to blend them and how to break them apart. This activity will help them practice.

Here's a fun activity to get your kindergarten child to listen to beginning alphabet sounds and match them with their letter symbols.

Satisfy your kindergartener's fascination of different sounds with this easy science project, where they'll use their ears instead of their eyes to identify sounds!

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.

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

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

In this activity, you'll send your kindergartener on a scavenger hunt to find sounds and create a sound recording. Here's how!

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.

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.

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.

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

In this activity, your child will learn and practice mindfulness by using their senses to focus on one thing at a time.

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!

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

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

Design a set of uppercase and lowercase alphabet cards, then use them to play memory and phonics games!

This play-activity causes young children to focus on and become more aware of their sense of hearing and the power of their ears.

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

Kids in preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school will love turning flower pots into homemade musical instruments in this fun and simple activity.

Collect 26 rocks and paint each one with a letter of the alphabet for your very own alphabet rock collection.

This reading activity combines some of the most common sight words with a pictograph puzzle that's sure to keep your kindergartener engaged.

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.

Maracas are most commonly found in music around the world. Introduce your child to percussion and rhythm with this easy-to-make instrument.

Whatever the season, celebrate greenery and growth by helping your child study some delightful spring words.

In this sound experiment children listen for differences as they tap on a bag of air, a bag of water, and a wooden block held up to their ears.

This fun game helps to strengthen your kindergartener's speaking skills, by teaching him to answer questions with complete sentences.

In the mood for a silly treat full of sweet goodness and winter-themed fun?

Here's a great early reading and science activity for curious children. Learn how to plant your child's name in seeds for a growing writing activity!

Guessing is more than pure fun, it's also a key part of kindergarten math. Here's a fun way to bring estimation to the breakfast table.

This simple game isn't just a diversion, it teaches your child to identify the incorrect word within a familiar verse.