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Sight Words Memory Game
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Sight Words Memory Game
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!
Kindergarten
Reading & Writing
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Create a "Words I Know" Book
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Create a "Words I Know" Book
This activity uses the signs and words kids see around them every day, to create a book they can read on their own.
Preschool
Reading & Writing
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Make and Play a Loteria Board Game
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Make and Play a Loteria Board Game
Play loteria, a Mexican board game! Help your child make this fun and festive game to help her build her vocabulary and have a blast while she's at it.
2nd grade
Social studies
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Make a Sight Word Book
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Make a Sight Word Book
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.
Kindergarten
Reading & Writing
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Fish Me a Word
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Fish Me a Word
This silly game is a fun way to introduce and reinforce sight words--by fishing for them!
Kindergarten
Reading & Writing
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"Bump!" A Spelling Game
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"Bump!" A Spelling Game
Students usually study for spelling tests by looking over the words and spelling them out loud. Here's a spelling game that gets the whole family involved!
5th grade
Reading & Writing
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Rules of the Road Signs
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Rules of the Road Signs
Use the appeal of the common road sign to your advantage by creating a game with hidden learning opportunities.
Kindergarten
Social studies
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Go on a Direction Scavenger Hunt
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Go on a Direction Scavenger Hunt
This scavenger hunt game is simple, but it's fun, and it will arm your child with the directional vocabulary he should master in time for kindergarten.
Preschool
Reading & Writing
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Practice Reading with a Word Hunt
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Practice Reading with a Word Hunt
Practice reading with this fun game, where your first grader will "hunt" for hidden words around the house.
1st grade
Reading & Writing
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Vocabulary Flip Book
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Vocabulary Flip Book
Use this interactive activity to help your third-grade child develop vocabulary skills and make a flipbook.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
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Sight Word Puzzle
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Sight Word Puzzle
Help your first grader practice sight words with this fun activity. Learn how to put together a puzzle while practicing common sight words.
1st grade
Reading & Writing
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Hopped Up Hide and Seek
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Hopped Up Hide and Seek
This slightly tweaked version of "Hide and Go Seek" hones listening: a key skill for kindergarten.
Preschool
Social studies
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Reading Tour
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Reading Tour
Help your first grader build sight word knowledge by creating a reading pointer and taking the family on a house-wide reading tour!
1st grade
Reading & Writing
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Create a Clothespin Alphabet
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Create a Clothespin Alphabet
Help your child pick up spelling, alphabetical order, sight word practice, and reading fast with just simple clothespins and paint sticks.
Kindergarten
Reading & Writing
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Hop On Those Spelling Words!
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Hop On Those Spelling Words!
Those second grade spelling lists may be getting serious, but that's no reason to stop having fun. Here's a high-energy hopscotch game to try.
2nd grade
Reading & Writing
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Practice Reading with a Rainbow Puzzle!
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Practice Reading with a Rainbow Puzzle!
Practice reading and vocabulary by making sight words into a puzzle!
Kindergarten
Reading & Writing
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Make a Father's Day Crown
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Make a Father's Day Crown
"Crown" dad this Father's Day—and sneak in some letter-sound practice, too.
1st grade
Reading & Writing
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Practice Reading with Newspaper "Highlights"
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Practice Reading with Newspaper "Highlights"
With a newspaper, highlighter, and some fun extra prizes, you can help your first grader start lifetime reading habits with print all around us.
1st grade
Reading & Writing
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Web of Words
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Web of Words
Help your child with his decoding and early reading skills in this fun game where you follow a spider web to find your treasure!
1st grade
Reading & Writing
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Learn Sight Words with a Water Game!
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Learn Sight Words with a Water Game!
Try this fun outdoor game to improve your first grader's reading skills. This activity is perfect for summer!
1st grade
Reading & Writing
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Make a Name Plate
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Make a Name Plate
Make a textured name plate to hang on your preschooler's door!
Preschool
Reading & Writing
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It's All Natural! A Materials Scavenger Hunt
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It's All Natural! A Materials Scavenger Hunt
Here's a household scavenger hunt that shows kids the natural sources behind everyday objects...and builds reading skills, too!
1st grade
Science
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Make a Story with Magnetic Words
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Make a Story with Magnetic Words
For Read Across America Day, challenge your first grader to come up with a story using magnetic words inspired by "Green Eggs and Ham" by Dr. Seuss.
1st grade
Reading & Writing
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Create a Wooden Alphabet Set
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Create a Wooden Alphabet Set
Improve your preschooler's knowledge of the alphabet by playing games with your own homemade wooden letters!
Preschool
Reading & Writing
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Discovery Travel Game
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Discovery Travel Game
This homemade educational travel game will keep your young child entertained and learning reading, writing, shapes and colors. All you need is a tissue box!
2nd grade
Reading & Writing
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Word Wall Art
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Word Wall Art
Help your child score points with a personalized message of her own. All it takes is a set of handmade letter tiles to create some word wall art.
2nd grade
Reading & Writing
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Make Giant Dice!
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Make Giant Dice!
Put numbers and letters together -- key kindergarten math and reading skills -- while creating a marvelous game piece for outdoor play!
Kindergarten
Reading & Writing
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Grocery Store Decoding
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Grocery Store Decoding
Try this brand name phonics activity to help your child build up his language arts skills.
1st grade
Reading & Writing
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