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Kindergarten Writing Activities

Kindergarten Writing activities to help show your child the fun side of learning! From easy kindergarten writing activities to more advanced, we've got you covered! Browse the activities below or use the selector to find similar activities.

Branch Out: Create an Alphabet Tree

Help your child to begin a life long love of the printed word by connecting simple letter recognition exercises with alphabet trees!

Reading: The Alphabet | Arts and Crafts: Paper & Glue Crafts | Writing: Letters | Kindergarten

Write Secret Messages

Your child will feel like a secret agent when you teach her this cool art trick. Write her an "invisible" message with white crayon, then watch her amazement as she paints over what looks like a blank piece of paper and sees a picture emerging.

Arts and Crafts: Painting & Drawing | Writing: Fine Motor Skills | Writing: Letters | Kindergarten

Tell a Story with Character Cubes!

Storytelling is a great way for kindergartners to develop their speaking and writing skills. In this activity, get your child to start sharing by creating Character Cubes! Just roll these dice and start spinning stories!

Reading: Comprehension | Writing: Building Sentences | Arts and Crafts: Paper & Glue Crafts | Kindergarten

Play with Pasta...and Learn to Write

Pasta makes a great dinner, but it can also be used to teach kids proper letter formation! In this easy crafts activity, you'll help your child become aware of the way letters should be formed-- all with a little pasta and glue.

Writing: Letters | Arts and Crafts: Paper & Glue Crafts | Kindergarten

Make Flower Pot Music

Turn flower pots into a unique musical instrument! Your child will be a musician in no time with this activity that teaches him about music and sound.

Arts and Crafts: Construction & Sculpture | Writing: Fine Motor Skills | Kindergarten

Rock the Alphabet

Collect 26 rocks and paint each one with a letter of the alphabet for your very own alphabet rock collection. Handwriting, letter recognition, phonics--this activity has it all!

Reading: The Alphabet | Writing: Letters | Arts and Crafts: Painting & Drawing | Kindergarten

Design and Create an Alphabet Journal

By the start of kindergarten, most kids are able to sing the "Alphabet Song." But reading, writing and understanding all those letters and their sounds? That takes more time, and practice makes perfect. Here's a journal activity that can help your child develop her alphabet understanding.

Reading: The Alphabet | Writing: Letters | Kindergarten

Create a Clothespin Alphabet

Help your kindergartner pick up spelling, alphabetical order and reading fast with just simple clothespins and paint sticks!

Reading: The Alphabet | Writing: Fine Motor Skills | Reading: Sight Words | Kindergarten

Toss and Blend: A Carnival Game

This game may not win your child a giant stuffed giraffe, but it will help boost his reading and spelling skills. Bring out the paper cups and let's build some words!

Reading: Phonics | Writing: Building Words | Games: Group Games | Kindergarten

IN SLIDESHOW: Flip Over Phonics

Content Clues: Writing with Pictures

Want to spark some creativity? Not only is this bookmaking activity quick and fun, but it gives emerging readers insight into how a story's pictures provide context clues.

Reading: Comprehension | Writing: Building Sentences | Kindergarten

IN SLIDESHOW: Story Starters