Preschool Reading & Writing Activities

This alphabet bottle is fun to make and a great activity to keep your preschool child busy, while helping her recognize letters in a creative way.

Your preschooler will have a great time painting on a foil background to create a stunning, shiny work of art!

Help your preschooler begin reading and writing the printed word by connecting simple letter recognition exercises with this easy art project: alphabet trees!

Take some of the spirit of musical chairs and incorporate it into an indoor obstacle course that will fine tune your child's motor skills!

If your kid likes to color, you probably know all too well that crayons go quickly. Put those crayon stubs to use by creating colorful ironed wax paper art!

Play a phonics scavenger hunt no matter where you are. This game will have your child sounding out words and finding letter sounds in the objects around her.

In almost every preschool classroom is a sensory table. Learn how to make one at home!

Let your child play with scissors! Put her to work, creating a book that will keep her busy, and help her practice her letters, too.

Make your own personalized set of letter flash cards to get him thinking about the alphabet while boosting his fine motor skills in the process.

Use the appeal of the common road sign to your advantage by creating a game with hidden learning opportunities.

Here's a fun activity that will help your child learn to cut on a line, practice fine motor control, and create a beautiful garland, too.

Encourage your preschooler's creativity with this exciting art project! Every "scratch art" drawing is unique and colorful!

How do you spell fun and learning? B-I-N-G-O! Children learn through play. And letter or number bingo is a great place to start.

Help your child understand that letters, put in a certain order, make words. In this fun activity she'll get to make her own puzzle, and practice letters, too!

Lacing is a great way to practice hand-eye coordination, which helps with writing. Turn it into a fun preschool art project, by stringing up some ABCs!

Kids love to hear about themselves. And reading about themselves is even better! This personal yearbook will let them record all their important facts.

Using homemade felt alphabet letters and 26 colorful pictures, your preschooler will have a great time as she practices recognizing letters and their sounds.

Winter is a great time to create a textured polar bear. Not only will your child gain practice identifying shapes, he'll also work out fine motor skills.

Draw letter people with your child to help her take a closer look at the letters, and see the differences between them.

With these days of the week flip flaps, your child has the chance to explore days of the week, track special and routine activities, and practice writing time.

This activity turns kids into word detectives - scouring their way through documents in search of their prey.

Create your own set of alphabet blocks: you can make just a few or all 26.

Build a peek-a-boo book and give your child a fun vocabulary and reading boost, on the fly!

While kids learn when they can see or hear, they learn better when they can touch, too! Get your preschooler's fingers walking the alphabet today!