Practice the Alphabet with Felt and Flannel Fun
Help your preschooler get a jump start on her reading skills with this fun activity! Using homemade felt letters and 26 colorful pictures, she'll get to practice recognizing letters and the sounds they make. This fun matching game will get her acquainted with the alphabet in no time.
Create a "Words I Know" Book
You know that fast food sign your daughter can recognize at the drop of a hat? Use those words to your advantage, and create a book your kid can read all by herself!
Go on an Alphabet Photo Shoot
Most preschoolers love to pretend. You can use this to your advantage, with an activity that will make them feel all grown up. As your child plays photographer, snapping pictures around the yard, he'll also be practicing recognizing letter sounds, which will help him learn to read.
Craft Unique Fridge Magnets
If you're looking for a way to display your child's artwork on the fridge, look no further! This activity recycles old magnets from insurance companies and turns them into pieces of flair for your fridge. Get creative as you make one-of-a-kind magnets for your one-of-a-kind kid!
Play Picture Book Charades!
A new twist on the old fashioned game of charades will inspire your first grader to look at her favorite books in a whole new light.
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.
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!
Practice Reading with a Word Hunt
Let your child play detective and search for word cards you've hidden around the house. With this fun game, she'll have a great time as she practices her reading skills!
Consonant Blend Scavenger Hunt
Combine your first grader's love of scavenger hunts with her budding reading skills to create a fun game that's perfect for everything from birthday parties to rainy days at home.
Bake Alphabet Cookies
This cookie dough handles like modeling clay, but it also makes delicious cookies. Use this activity to strengthen your child's alphabet skills, to show him where to sit for dinner, or just to have an unexpected treat.
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