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

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

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

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

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

This slightly tweaked version of "Hide and Go Seek" hones listening: a key skill for kindergarten.

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

Kids love to hear about themselves. And reading about themselves is even better! This personal yearbook will let them record all their important facts.

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

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!

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

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

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

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.

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

Your preschooler will have a great time painting on a foil background to create a stunning, shiny work of art!

Help your kid make beautiful coin rubbings to decorate a fun treasure box.

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

Children will read a book, then retell the story with pictures they have painted on stones.

Here is a fun at-home physical activity that encourages movement while also working on literacy or math skills!

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

Draw letter people with your child to help her take a closer look at the letters, and see the differences between them.

While kids learn when they can see or hear, they learn better when they can touch, too! Get your preschooler's fingers walking the alphabet today!

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.

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

In this activity, your first grader will practice calendar skills, observe the weather and learns to read calendar words. Here's how to get started:

In this activity, you will create a magical box to help your child learn her letter sounds. Here's how to play the Abracadabra learning game!

This book-making activity is quick and easy, and it gives emerging readers insight into how a story's illustrations provide context clues.

Create this quick and easy craft with your child, and then let their imagination float free as they write about it!

Tell your child you want to work on kindergarten readiness skills and she's not likely to jump up and clap. But turn it into a game and it's a different story.