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.

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

Is your child learning to write the alphabet correctly? In this "kinesthetic" activity, use movement and art to help your child with letter-writing.

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

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

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!

Create homemade seed packets with your kids. This activity combines your kids' love of science and the outdoors with a little writing and drawing fun.

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

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

With nothing more than a flat open space and some lively kids, you can reinforce key concepts of punctuation while having lots of healthy laughs.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Help Mother's Day feel special for weeks and months ahead, while giving your child some good writing practice, too.

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!

It's springtime! Time to get outside and dig! Once seeds go into the ground, invite your child to mark the spot in style.

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!

Teach your kindergartener or first grader about the art of correspondence by guiding them to create their own postcards out of favorite family photographs.

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

Collect 26 rocks and paint each one with a letter of the alphabet for your very own alphabet rock collection.

Get your child thinking about time with this art project, where you'll create a fun book on his daily routine.

Help your child create a written message and practice their letters using sticks they find in nature. Here's how to get started.

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.

This book-making activity is quick and easy, and it gives emerging readers insight into how a story's illustrations provide context clues.