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.

Make a big green alligator with household items and help your kindergartener practices letters and sounds!

Once readers know the individual sounds letters make, they need to learn how to blend them and how to break them apart. This activity will help them practice.

Kids get in lots of letter learning as they play this fun twist on regular tag, which engages their minds as well as their bodies.

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!

This fill-in-the-blanks game is a little like Mad Libs, but for emerging writers. Get ready for some silly sentences!

Looking for a teacher gift? Here's a way for your preschooler to show off her growing writing skills and create a cute picture frame to show her thanks, too!

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

Show your kindergartener how to craft a pretty Mother's Day jewelry box that's fit for the baubles of a queen (or at least an extra special mom)!

Make learning word families more hands-on and interactive with this simple craft that has your child making "word sliders" out of paper plates.

Help your child pick up spelling, alphabetical order, sight word practice, and reading fast with just simple clothespins and paint sticks.

Bring the classic game of "Red Rover" up to date with color and shape recognition skills for your child.

In this activity, your child will have an opportunity to discuss what they like about themselves, and they will design a digital or physical poster that displays their talents, what they like, and images that describe themselves.

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

Help your first grader build sight word knowledge by creating a reading pointer and taking the family on a house-wide reading tour!

Puppets can help preschoolers practice communication and conflict resolution.

Make grammar interesting for kinders, with this fun take on charades. They'll practice verbs and get in some giggles, too!

Playing doctor is not only fun, it's also a way to teach kids about the parts of the body and how they are spelled.

Help your child develop her letter recognition skills throughout the week leading up to Valentineâs Day with this simple activity.

Rewriting this classic Christmas carol will spark your child's creativity while strengthening his familiarity with grammar and style elements.

Looking for Father's Day inspiration? Make him a "card" he can wear...and build up your kindergartener's reading skills while you're at it.

Here is a fun at-home physical activity that encourages movement while also working on literacy or math skills!

Kindergarteners are expected to master the alphabet. Get your child outside and exercising with this fun, move and shake alphabet game.

This activity allows your kindergartener to translate what they observe into a beautiful poem.

In this simple and social activity, children use size comparison skills to find objects in nature that are bigger, smaller, longer, and shorter.

Build up those kindergarten letter-sound reading skills...and create a whimsical, practical craft at the same time.

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

This simple game isn't just a diversion, it teaches your child to identify the incorrect word within a familiar verse.

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!

Help your kindergarten science maven explore the water cycle without getting everything wet.