Children who know the names and sounds of letters when they enter school, learn to read sooner. This activity uses a clothesline to work on alphabet sounds.

As your child plays photographer, snapping pictures around the yard, he'll also be practicing recognizing letter sounds, which will help him learn to read.

Create clear sound shakers so your preschooler can observe and compare the different sounds that objects make!

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

In this activity, you will create a magical box to help your child learn her letter sounds. Here's how to play the Abracadabra learning game!

In this activity, your child fills jars with water to learn about acoustics, and practices mixing colors to form a rainbow of colors and sounds.

Using homemade felt alphabet letters and 26 colorful pictures, your preschooler will have a great time as they practice recognizing letters and their sounds.

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.

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.

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.

There's no need to hunt down a cactus for this rainstick craft. In fact, you can recycle items you probably already have on hand.

Your preschooler will master this quick and easy apple pizza recipe in no time! Bread, butter, cheese, and apples make a healthy alternative to greasy pizza.

In this variation on musical chairs, no one gets kicked "out" of the game -- instead, they get to tell other kids what to do!

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

Combine a recycling craft with ABC practice with this homemade foam craft idea.

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.

Maracas are most commonly found in music around the world. Introduce your child to percussion and rhythm with this easy-to-make instrument.

Create your own set of alphabet blocks: you can make just a few or all 26.

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

Here's an arts and crafts activity to introduce new music to your child and also to get him inspired to create abstract art with rhythmic flair.

Lacing is a great way to practice hand-eye coordination, which helps with writing. Turn it into a fun preschool art project, by stringing up some ABCs!

This activity turns kids into word detectives - scouring their way through documents in search of their prey.

Brighten up your home with this fun activity! Make a summer sun print and teach your child the art of easy print making.

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

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

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

Let your child play with scissors! Put them to work, creating a book that will keep them busy, and help them practice their letters, too.