Preschool Reading & Writing Activities

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!

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

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!

This scavenger hunt game is simple, but it's fun, and it will arm your child with the directional vocabulary he should master in time for kindergarten.

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.

This slightly tweaked version of "Hide and Go Seek" hones listening: a key skill for kindergarten.

What if your child couldn't see the pictures of a picture book? In this activity, she'll listen to a story without looking at the images, and create her own.

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.

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.

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

Help your child make an imaginative scene come to life by making a diorama. Your child will be practicing three dimensional thinking and language arts skills.

Help your kindergartener develop his sequencing skills in this activity that teaches him about a story's beginning, middle, and end.

Use marbles and paint to explore the wild world of shapes and color...and build writing strength, too.

With nothing more than a flat open space and some lively kids, you can reinforce key concepts of punctuation while having lots of healthy laughs.

Reuse the tops of tissue boxes as photo frames for treasured family photos in this fun craft activity.

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

While you are waiting for the real stuff, this activity lets your child play in pretend "snow" while practicing reading skills and learning about magnets.

Introduce your preschooler to patterns in this arts and craft activity that uses household materials to create and paint scratch prints.

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

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 fun and educational Halloween craft is a fantastic way to celebrate the holiday while building your child's letter and phonics skills.

Encourage your preschooler to learn about the letter "W" by creating a wonderful work of art.

Help your preschooler craft her very own announcement to celebrate the special transition to "big kids" school!

Help your preschooler celebrate his big day by crafting a special, sparkly diploma frame to celebrate his achievement!