Kindergarten Reading Activities
Browse through our kindergarten reading activities. We have many kindergarten reading activities to keep your kindergartener learning on the fly, all year long. From phonic fun to grocery store games, you'll find our selection of kindergarten reading activities below.
Dress Up Reading: Make a "Realia" Box
Teachers call "dress up" stuff "realia," and they use it a lot to help students enter the world of books. Here's how to use "realia"- tangible puppets and objects that help kids enter the world of books.
Say "Ah": Play Doctor and Practice Reading
From ankles to toes, teach your child the different parts of the body and how they're spelled. Before you know it she'll be recognizing letters and sounds. Next stop: medical school!
Make Giant Dice!
Here's a way to put numbers and letters - key kindergarten math and reading skills - together while creating a marvelous game piece for outdoor play.
Bake Stenciled Letter Cookies
Here's a baking activity that makes a nice gift at the holiday season. Do it with one child or a few--and, as always, enjoy those letters and sounds!
Make a Miniature Gingerbread House
Make a miniature gingerbread house this holiday season, delight your child and sneak in some math and reading skills while you're at it.
Bake Alphabet Pretzels!
In kindergarten, it's pretty much impossible to overdo alphabet practice. This fun baking activity offers hands-on practice, by making delicious pretzels in the shape of letters.
Phonics Fun: C is for Caterpillar!
Here's a delightful kindergarten project that will boost your child's reading and writing skills -and make for a happy afternoon on a rainy day, too.
Make Garden Row Markers
With spring in the air, it's time to get outside and dig! Once seeds go into the ground, invite your kindergartener to mark the spot in style. Here's how.
Plant Your Name with Seeds!
Here's a great early reading and science activity for curious kindergarteners. Learn how to plant your child's name in seeds for a green and growing writing activity!
Go on a Library Treasure Hunt!
Here's a fun activity you can do at the library to help your child learn the sequencing of numbers and letters. Have your child hunt for books at the library to find the library treasure hunt prize!
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