Early Childhood English Language Arts Activities

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways ... on my eight limbs and eight hearts!

Craft a paper rocket in this hands-on activity inspired by the life of Mae Jemison!

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!

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!

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.

Encourage your preschooler's creativity with this exciting art project! Every "scratch art" drawing is unique and colorful!

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.

Help your learner develop her fine motor and communication skills with this fun and festive fall activity.

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!

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.

Your preschooler will engage their senses by making a scented pumpkin to decorate your house.

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

Reuse the tops of tissue boxes as photo frames for treasured family photos in this fun craft activity.

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

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

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

Help your child make an imaginative scene come to life by making a diorama. Your child will be practicing three dimensional thinking and language arts skills.

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

Try this goofy, first grade phonics craft that focuses on the letter "F" as in "Frog" and helps build crucial reading and spelling skills in your child.

In this creative arts and crafts activity, children will design and create their very own alphabet tree!

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.

Draw letter people with your child to help her take a closer look at the letters, and see the differences between them.

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.

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

Make a textured name plate to hang on your preschooler's door!

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

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

This scavenger hunt game is simple, but it's fun, and it will arm your children with the directional vocabulary they should master in time for kindergarten.

In almost every preschool classroom is a sensory table. Learn how to make one at home!

This alphabet bottle is fun to make and a great activity to keep your child busy, while helping them recognize letters in a creative way.