Preschool - 3rd Grade Pre-Writing Practice Activities

Winter is a great time to create a textured polar bear. Not only will your child gain practice identifying shapes, they'll also work on fine motor skills.

Spark your kids' interest in writing by helping them write a mini-book about their favorite subject: themselves!

Decorate eggs for Easter without the mess by making an Easter egg collage instead in this preschool arts and crafts activity.

What if your child couldn't see the pictures of a picture book? In this activity, she'll listen to a story without looking at the images, and create her own.

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.

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways ... on my eight limbs and eight hearts!

By incorporating natural materials and the powers of observation, your child will become a backyard naturalist while building early writing and drawing skills!

Take some of the spirit of musical chairs and incorporate it into an indoor obstacle course that will fine tune your child's motor skills!

Everyone's heard of taking a dog for a walk. But how about an illustration? This activity teaches emerging readers to use pictures as context clues.

Encourage your preschooler's creativity with this exciting art project! Every "scratch art" drawing is unique and colorful!

Here's a fun activity that will help your child learn to cut on a line, practice fine motor control, and create a beautiful garland, too.

Celebrate the colors of the American flag with this playful craft project!

It's always good to have a little help during the holiday. Show your child how to set a table setting and then help him create a placemat map.

This sunshiny art project is perfect for a rainy day and it helps preschoolers with fine motor skills.

Introduce your preschooler to patterns in this arts and craft activity that uses household materials to create and paint scratch prints.

Any decent Halloween celebration isn't complete without a cat. Even though this cat has an arched back to look as if it's hissing, it's still cute!

Use marbles and paint to explore the wild world of shapes and color...and build writing strength, too.

Boost your child's early literacy skills and create alphabet tiles she can play and practice with - great reinforcement for ABC's, phonics and writing!

Children have a naturally inquisitive mind. Foster their curiosity with a walk through an autumn field or park to answer age-old “why” questions. As you walk with your child, you can encourage them to ask questions.

Help your kindergartener practice letter strokes while experimenting with the painting style of the great artist Mondrian.

Help your preschooler celebrate his big day by crafting a special, sparkly diploma frame to celebrate his achievement!

Your preschooler will engage their senses by making a scented pumpkin to decorate your house.

Parents can help their children at home by using a dialogue journal to model good writing.

Write a letter to Santa and bring back the lost art of letter writing. Learn how to write a carefully crafted wishlist using proper letter form.

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

Helping your child learn to read doesn't only have to mean using books from the library or from the store. You can make a book of your own - a nonsense book!

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

Reuse the tops of tissue boxes as photo frames for treasured family photos in this fun craft activity.

This season, your child will make his very own candy cane decoration. He can make a bunch and put them all around your home!

Making personalized postcards out of meaningful photographs is a fun, rainy day project.