Communicating Through Symbols or Drawings

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.

Ask a child if they want to practice the alphabet and you'll likely get snubbed. But ask if they'd like to play letter detective? You might hook yourself a fish.

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.

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.

Get your child thinking about time with this art project, where you'll create a fun book on his daily routine.

This book-making activity is quick and easy, and it gives emerging readers insight into how a story's illustrations provide context clues.