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!

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!

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

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.

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!

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

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.

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.

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.

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!

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!

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

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

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

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!

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!

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

Teaching kids that stories have an order is important, despite how fun it is to listen to the tale of the tomato that put on his pajamas and went for a swim.

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

This cookie dough handles like molding clay, but also makes delicious cookies. Use this activity to strengthen your child's alphabet skills.

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.