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.
Create a Wooden Alphabet Set
Improve your preschooler's knowledge of the alphabet by playing games with your own homemade wooden letters!
Make an Iron-On Father's Day Card
Looking for some Father's Day inspiration? Help your child make Dad a "card" he can wear...and build up your kindergartner's reading skills while you're at it.
SING-O: Play a Bingo Game with Your Favorite Songs!
Amidst all of the excitement of kindergarten, children are working hard to develop good concentration and memory skills. Building these skills can take lots of practice, but can also be loads of fun, especially when practice feels like playing a fun game!
Red Rover, Green Rover
Bring the classic game of "Red Rover" up to date with reading and shape recognition skills for your kindergartner!
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 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 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!
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.
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!
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The Declaration of Independence: Would You Sign It?
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