Play hopscotch with numbers, but also with letters, to get kids ready for reading.

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.

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.

Use real elastic to help your kindergartener learn to "stretch" and blend letters to read words.