Reading Activities and Games
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.
Questions, Questions, Ask Away!
Want to be sure your young reader is really following a story? Try this simple activity to stimulate some very complex thinking.
What Happens Next?: Create Story Sequencing Cards
Sequencing is important to academic success and logical thinking. Want to help your child practice this important skill? Here's an at-home activity to help her develop this ability by making simple story cards.
Play Beginning Sounds Clothespin Match-Up
Kindergarteners develop phonological awareness skills in a variety of ways, including lots of fun, hands-on games. Here's a fun way to get your child to listen to beginning alphabet sounds and match them with their letter symbols.
Make a Statue of Liberty Crown
In first grade, most students learn about our fundamental definitions of law and government. Try this fun craft to explore it all, and learn about our Statue of Liberty, too!
Practice Writing with Monster Markings
Give your first grader some extra practice in reading and writing with these "monster marking" riddles!
Craft a Royal Reading Crown
There's something about crowns that never quite goes out of style, especially if you're a kindergarten kid. Here's a creative way to make one, and build in some phonics practice while you're at it.
Play Digraph Lotto!
"Digraphs" are letter pairs that, together, make only one sound...like "sh," "ch," and "th." Take your first grader on a hunt for digraph words and turn it into a fun game afterward.
Pin the Tail on the Silent E Word!
Stick a silent "e" on the end of "hop," or "dim," or a host of other short words, and what a change! Help your first grader manage this brain stretch with this active, practical game.
Play Tape Letter Learning Games
In preschool, letter learning is the name of the game, and there's no end to fun and easy ways to practice. In this activity, you and your child can play several different games with taped down letters to help reinforce letter recognition while playing.
Let's Play Story Time!
In this activity, your child plans the story time, makes a flyer to invite friends, creates a coloring sheet for the guests to color, and performs the story time. Your child is sure to have a great time and remember this activity for many years to come.
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