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Reading activities to help show your child the fun side of learning! From easy reading activities to help practice letters to more advanced reading skills, we've got you covered! Use the selector on the right to narrow your search by grade.

Make An Alligator and Learn About the Letter A

Make An Alligator and Learn About the Letter A

Make a big green alligator out of household items, while helping your kindergartener practice letters and sounds!

Jump Rope The Days of the Week!

Jump Rope The Days of the Week!

Jump rope isn't just good exercise. It's also a fun way to build your child's ability to focus and learn. Use these rhythmic chants to help your first grade athlete learn the days of the week and improve early reading skills!

Encourage Reading and Writing with a Routine Book

Encourage Reading and Writing with a Routine Book

Here's a special book that you and your first grader can create together and read daily. This activity is a fun way to encourage your child to read, write, and tell time, all while harboring a sense of security.

Start a  Book Club!

Start a Book Club!

Fourth grade is not too early to start a book club for young readers. A book club is a great way to help keep your child's mind active over the summer as she engages with the materials she's reading. She'll build up her comprehension and critical thinking skills and she'll have fun along the way!

Play the Refrigerator Name Game!

Play the Refrigerator Name Game!

Letter recognition is an important part of kindergarten readiness and spelling her name is one of the first things your child will do as she is learning to read and write. Try this fun fridge magnet name game with her to help prepare her for her kindergarten curriculum.

Create a "Reading is Rewarding" Kit

Create a "Reading is Rewarding" Kit

Learning to read is an adventure for first graders and an undertaking, too. Make a "Reading is Rewarding" Kit that let's your child know you're with him for the whole wild ride.

Practice Language Skills with a Dance Map!

Practice Language Skills with a Dance Map!

Kick off your shoes and let's go! This activity will get child's mind and body moving!

Table of Contents Treasure Hunt

Table of Contents Treasure Hunt

Send your child on wild treasure hunt through the pages of some fun and interesting books. This is a great way for your child to build upon his already solid reading foundation!

Homonym Reading Adventures

Homonym Reading Adventures

Kids often learn homonyms through flashcards, but here's an "organic" approach - using real storybooks your child is already familiar with - that should prove to be much more fun. Try it and see!

Become a Word Detective!

Become a Word Detective!

Build those reading and vocabulary skills by helping your child be a "Word Detective" as he searches for context clues to find the meanings of unfamiliar words.

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