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!

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.

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.

Practice reading and vocabulary by making sight words into a puzzle!

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

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

In this activity, your first grader will practice calendar skills, observe the weather and learns to read calendar words. Here's how to get started:

Help your child learn to read! By making their own book, your child can get creative, and practice ten key sight words at the same time.

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.

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.

Few places are as dense with words as a grocery store. The next time you find yourself trolling the aisles with an impatient kid, make it a reading adventure!

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!

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

Make a tooth care poster with your kindergartener to help her understand how important it is to take care of those growing pearly whites!

Build your kindergartener's reading comprehension by making a classic box of objects that invite them into the books you're reading together.

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

By incorporating natural materials and the powers of observation, your child will become a backyard naturalist while building early writing and drawing skills!

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.

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.

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!

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.

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

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

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

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.