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

Once your child has mastered the letters of the alphabet it's time to start building words! Try out this activity that encourages simple word recognition.

This two-ingredient dough, sometimes called "moon sand," is a quick and cheap way to let kids explore their senses, build fine motor skills, and play.

This silly game is a fun way to introduce and reinforce sight words--by fishing for them!

Help your child learn to read! By making their own book, your child can get creative, and practice ten key sight words at the same time.

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

Drift away with this charming craft that lets your child create a paper hot air balloon or two.

Boost your preschooler's attention to detail by getting her to explore the differences between two different pumpkins: large and small.

This activity turns kids into word detectives - scouring their way through documents in search of their prey.

Your preschooler can learn how to siphon water with just two bottles and a plastic tube in this fun, educational science activity.

When it comes to working kids' muscles, nothing beats an obstacle course! Here are some easy ideas for creating your own course at home.

Delight your child by helping them to construct a boat that can hold two seaworthy toy figures in this engaging project made from upcycled water bottles.

In this Halloween-themed activity, young learners will find out what happens when they mix two household items together to create a surprising chemical reaction.

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

Rhyming helps kids better understand word structure. This silly game transforms rhymes into a mystery bag guessing game.

El dia de los muertos (the day of the dead) is a Mexican holiday celebrated on November 1st and 2nd every year. Other Latin American countries celebrate a variation of the holiday, but it originates in Mexico and is unique to this country. These two days

Here's Twist 'N Turn: let your preschooler or pre-kindergartener be outside and active while learning about shapes, colors, directions, and word recognition.

Does your child need help reading common words? Make this family board game. It's so fun, they won't even realize they're learning!

This copying game is like a hopped up version of Simon Says, but it lets kids use their bodies to practice patterning, a key skill in early math.

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.

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.

On Father's Day, delight Dad--and stretch your early reader, too!--with this adorable ABC book of "Fun with Dad."

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

This gluten free recipe for coconut rice is a tasty way to help any picky eater expand her culinary horizons. She'll get great measuring practice along the way!

Try a 100th Day of School Scavenger Hunt with your preschooler, and send her on the search for objects of different colors!

While you are waiting for the real stuff, this activity lets your child play in pretend "snow" while practicing reading skills and learning about magnets.

Help your child create a rebus message for a unique Father's Day card or poster; it's like a collage and encoded message all in one!

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

Play the fridge magnet name game with your preschooler to help prepare her for kindergarten reading and writing.

In this creative arts and crafts activity, children will design and create their very own alphabet tree!