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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

Does your child love to play with their food? Then they'll get a big kick out of this activity, where they'll practice handwriting skills...using rice.

Here's an adorable kindergarten refrigerator magnet that celebrates the glories of the letter "B" and benefits your early reader.

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!

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

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