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

Introduce your preschooler to patterns in this arts and craft activity that uses household materials to create and paint scratch prints.

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

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

Your little one can welcome the reindeer with an adorable reindeer portrait all while learning the difference between small, medium and large.

What are you the most thankful for? Challenge your kid to think about all the reasons he has to be thankful and make a turkey featuring one particular thing.

This sunshiny art project is perfect for a rainy day and it helps preschoolers with fine motor skills.

Use marbles and paint to explore the wild world of shapes and color...and build writing strength, too.

Here are some kindergarten readiness activities that you can do with reused plastic bottle caps.

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

Decorate eggs for Easter without the mess by making an Easter egg collage instead in this preschool arts and crafts activity.

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!

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

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

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

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

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

Build a peek-a-boo book and give your child a fun vocabulary and reading boost, on the fly!

In this activity, your first grader will practice calendar skills, observe the weather and learns to read calendar words. Here's how to get started:

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.

While kids learn when they can see or hear, they learn better when they can touch, too! Get your preschooler's fingers walking the alphabet today!

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

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.

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.

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.

Tell your child you want to work on kindergarten readiness skills and she's not likely to jump up and clap. But turn it into a game and it's a different story.

Your child can count down the days until Christmas while giving Santa's beard a trim. This adorable project bolsters counting and number recognition skills.

Help your kindergartener practice letter strokes while experimenting with the painting style of the great artist Mondrian.

Want to make number skills second nature to your preschooler? Try these cheerful, "sunny" number flash cards!

Boost your preschooler's attention to detail by getting her to explore the differences between two different pumpkins: large and small.