By incorporating natural materials and the powers of observation, your child will become a backyard naturalist while building early writing and drawing skills!

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 them.

Everyone's heard of taking a dog for a walk. But how about an illustration? This activity teaches emerging readers to use pictures as context clues.

Boost your child's early literacy skills and create alphabet tiles she can play and practice with - great reinforcement for ABC's, phonics and writing!

Does your child love to play with their food? Then they'll get a big kick out of this activity, where they'll practice handwriting skills...using rice.

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

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.

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

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

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

Children who know the names and sounds of letters when they enter school, learn to read sooner. This activity uses a clothesline to work on alphabet sounds.

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

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

In this activity, you will create a magical box to help your child learn her letter sounds. Here's how to play the Abracadabra learning game!

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.

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

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

On Father's Day, delight Dad--and stretch your early reader, too!--with this adorable ABC book of "Fun with Dad."

Is your child learning to write the alphabet correctly? In this "kinesthetic" activity, use movement and art to help your child with letter-writing.

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.