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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.

Your preschooler will have a great time painting on a foil background to create a stunning, shiny work of art!

This fun craft will teach your child a little bit about the human skeletal system and can be adapted to teach the biology of many different living animals.

Make a family tree with your child to teach him about his personal history. Make a family tree with this tutorial, and teach your kid about his family history.

Check out this silly game that will put your kid's animal habitat knowledge (and acting skills) to the test.

Teach your preschooler some physics that she can relate to with this fun and simple activity!

Teach your child about jesters as she makes her very own jester hat.

Improve your preschooler's knowledge of the alphabet by playing games with your own homemade wooden letters!

Teach your child the colors of the rainbow while creating an impressive treat that will brighten up the whole kitchen.

Enjoy making these no bake cookies with the kids and teach them important lessons in early math skills.

Teach your child how to make her own buzzer using only a button and a string.

Plant a mini herb garden and teach your child about science and nature.

Teach your little scientist about the amazing powers of gravity by comparing the falling speeds of two yummy fruits

Use watercolors and crayons to teach your child about resistance while she creates a beautiful Easter decoration with this festive craft.

Play this game to help froggie hop home...and teach the number line to your kindergartener while you're at it!

This fun outdoor game will help your child develop her addition and subtraction skills and teach her basic arithmetic while keeping her active.

Plan ahead for summer, by constructing a holiday calendar with your child. A great way to teach kids about time!

This fun craft is perfect to do in the spring, and opens up the opportunity to teach your child about birds.

Teach your kids about colors and patterns while creating a beautiful work of art.

Teach children how to upcycle dried-out markers with this homemade paint-making activity!

This unexpected art project is sure to result in a Picasso-esque jumble of imagination that will teach your kid about shapes, colors, and abstract form!

In this activity, your child will learn and teach someone else five finger breathing, and they will also draw a picture of their experience.

Playing doctor is not only fun, it's also a way to teach kids about the parts of the body and how they are spelled.

This guessing game is a hoot. And it helps teach kids to categorize a set of objects-- a key skill for preschool.

Try this arts and crafts activity with your preschooler: make bread from yeast dough to teach her about the science behind bread baking.

Teach your child the value of hard work with this adorable hen craft, based on the hardworking heroine from the classic folktale "The Little Red Hen."

Teach your child about using pumps to move water in this simple and educational preschool science activity!

Children learn about the benefits of mindfulness, teach someone else what they've learned, and create a sand timer to use during mindfulness practice.

Help your preschooler craft a homemade wind spinning device--a surefire to make your backyard sparkle, and teach her a bit about weather!

Teach your child how to create lots and lots of line designs by wrapping string around wooden blocks, and using them to create line-filled prints.