Children will read a book, then retell the story with pictures they have painted on stones.

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

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

This string a necklace arts activity teaches first grade readers to look for a story's beginning, middle, and end.

Help your child make an imaginative scene come to life by making a diorama. Your child will be practicing three dimensional thinking and language arts skills.

Help your child understand that letters, put in a certain order, make words. In this fun activity they'll get to make their own puzzle, and practice letters, too!

Help your child gain reading comprehension skills, as well as listening and memory skills with this fun activity that uses his favorite book!

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

Help your learner read, write, and understand letters and letter sounds with this delightful journal activity.

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

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

Once your child has mastered the letters of the alphabet it's time to start building words! Try out this activity that encourages simple word recognition.

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.

Does your child love pretend and need practice with letters and the sounds they make? Get cooking! This activity is fun and builds key reading skills, too.

Introduce your child to preliminary science concepts by challenging them to do this fun and simple cloud observation activity.

Tell your child you want to work on kindergarten readiness skills and she's not likely to jump up and clap. But turn it into a game and it's a different story.

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

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

Here's a fun activity that takes "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" to a new level--and builds strong kindergarten reading and writing skills

Any decent Halloween celebration isn't complete without a cat. Even though this cat has an arched back to look as if it's hissing, it's still cute!

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

This silly game is a fun way to introduce and reinforce sight words--by fishing for them!

Got a kid who's learning to read? Looking for a new board game to add to the bunch? With a little help from your child, you can make a game of your own!

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.

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

Make a photo book to provide a reassuring guide for your child's first days and weeks of school.

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways ... on my eight limbs and eight hearts!

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

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 kindergartener develop his sequencing skills in this activity that teaches him about a story's beginning, middle, and end.