In these three games, children work on letter recognition skills with the help of some tape, music, and a few stuffed animal friends.

Make a fuzzy bear with your kindergartener to build up early reading skills and introduce her to phonics.

Build a peek-a-boo book and give your child a fun vocabulary and reading boost, on the fly!

As your child plays photographer, snapping pictures around the yard, he'll also be practicing recognizing letter sounds, which will help him learn to read.

Create homemade seed packets with your kids. This activity combines your kids' love of science and the outdoors with a little writing and drawing fun.

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.