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 fun game helps to strengthen your kindergartener's speaking skills, by teaching him to answer questions with complete sentences.

Rhyming helps kids better understand word structure. This silly game transforms rhymes into a mystery bag guessing game.

Is your child learning to "sound it out"? This game will help him stretch his "decoding" skills so when he runs into new words, he's ready to take them on.

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

Does your child need help reading common words? Make this family board game. It's so fun, they won't even realize they're learning!

This version of the carnival game where you try to toss chips into a cup, to win a fabulous prize, gives kids a boost in early writing and reading.

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.

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

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!

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

You've probably played the game "I Spy." It's perfect for long car rides. But with a little tweaking, the game can also help kids practice syllables.

Put numbers and letters together -- key kindergarten math and reading skills -- while creating a marvelous game piece for outdoor play!

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.

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

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

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

Play the fridge magnet name game with your preschooler to help prepare her for kindergarten reading and writing.

This activity will give pre-readers practice building a story. And it's silly fun, too!

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

Introduce your child to the symbols of fall with this easy-to-make matching game that will hone observational skills and increase your kid's attention span.

This alphabet hunt is pure pirate-loving fun. And it gives kids practice in learning to recognize letters and sounds-- a key skill for reading readiness.

Creating a book is one thing, but creating a codex is a whole different ball game.

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

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

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.

All you need is chalk and pavement to set up this silly, fun, and practical game that reinforces important vocabulary.

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

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