Search Kindergarten Reading & Writing Hands-on Activities

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

Does your child need help reading common words? Make this family board game. It's so fun, she won't even realize she's learning!

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.

This version of the carnival game where you try to toss chips into a cup, to win a fabulous prize, gives kids a boost in early writing and reading.

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

Children will read a book, then retell the story with pictures they have painted on stones.

Create Fairy Tale Dice and inspire your learner to weave fantastic fairy tales and improve their reading and writing skills at the same time!

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

Research shows that when we focus on things we are grateful for, we literally rewire our brains to focus on the positive. Help kids experience the joy of gratitude by creating trees that give thanks.

Thanksgiving dinner can be filled with fun and memorable interactions between family members. This holiday, why not memorialize some of those details and events with a family poem? You can create a lasting memory in the form of a poem with contributions f

Help your first grader build sight word knowledge by creating a reading pointer and taking the family on a house-wide reading tour!

Celebrate the colors of the American flag with this playful craft project!

Help your kindergartener develop his sequencing skills in this activity that teaches him about a story's beginning, middle, and end.

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.

Make a photo book to provide a reassuring guide for your child's first days and weeks of school.

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.

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.

Rewriting this classic Christmas carol will spark your child's creativity while strengthening his familiarity with grammar and style elements.

Build up those kindergarten letter-sound reading skills...and create a whimsical, practical craft at the same time.

Challenge your learner to a whole new method of storytelling, and improve their fine motor skills in the process.

Give your child some hands-on experience mixing autumn colors. All you need is a large piece of white paper and tempera paint.

Create this quick and easy craft with your child, and then let their imagination float free as they write about it!

Encourage your writer to uncover their imagination and storytelling skills by authoring their very own book.