Fill in the Blanks Fun
This fill-in-the-blanks game is a little like Mad Libs, but for emerging writers. Get ready for some silly sentences!
Make a Word Quilt Collage
Boost your child's letter recognition and help her create a beautiful paper tapestry to hang in her room.
Cloudy Inspiration: A Writing Activity
What will your kindergartner imagine when she looks at the clouds? Create this quick and easy craft with your child, and then let his imagination float free as he writes about it!
Practice Stick Writing
Kids will get a kick out of creating a written message and practicing their letters using sticks they find in nature. This also helps to practice their letter formation and handwriting strokes.
Practice Writing with The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Back in preschool, your kid probably read about the "Very Hungry Caterpillar." Here's a fun activity that takes that classic to a new level--and builds strong kindergarten reading and writing skills at the same time.
Create Any-Holiday Lacing Cards
Your child will boost her fine motor skills as she makes unique cards to give away to family and friends. These cards are lots of fun to make - and they're good for any and all holidays!
Make Your Own Squeezy Ball!
Let's put it this way: it's a rare kindergartener who's going to win penmanship honors. Should you worry? Not yet! Instead, help your child build hand strength and coordination by making a squeezy ball from some homemade, nontoxic "silly, squeezy putty."
Exercise the Alphabet Outside
In kindergarten, children are expected to become masters of the alphabet. If your child is a mover and a shaker, there's no better way to practice alphabet skills than to get her outside, and exercise the alphabet!
Paint Your Way to Writing the Alphabet
Let the creativity flow with this activity that uses lots of brush strokes, along with some color mixing science and even art history, to help kids learn the alphabet.
Instant Poetry! A Writing Exercise
This activity allows your child to translate what he observes around him into a beautiful poem. Plus, the process will sharpen his awareness that words hold meaning and are a way of expressing himself.
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