Literacy & Letter Learning Activities for Kids

Scroll down to find our latest literacy activities for young kids learning their way to reading.

You'll find all sorts of fun ways for kids to learn letters, letter sounds, sight words and so much more!

Download a fun and simple week of activities to help your child learn a letter (really, any letter! Repeat the week to learn more letters) or even sight words!

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Check out all the letter learning and literacy activities below.

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Fun Fall Find the Letter on the Pumpkin Activity for Preschoolers

Sweet and Silly Honey Hunt Book Based Activity for Preschoolers

Simple and Fun Disappearing Letters Chalk Activity for Preschoolers

Super Simple Paper Plate Letter Learning Activity for Preschoolers

Super Simple Book Based Science Experiment for Kids

Super Simple Cloud Dough Reading Activity for Preschoolers

Fun Story Retelling in Three Simple Ways for Kids

Matching Upper and Lowercase Letters on ABC Road

Follow-the-String Indoor Scavenger Hunt for Kids

DIY Family Mailboxes for All Ages

Learning Letters Action Game

Build a Letter Game for Preschoolers

How To Solve 5 Preschooler Struggles with Audiobooks

Puzzle Learning Tricks for Preschoolers

Make Your Own Reading-Inspired Activity with Audible

Silly Listening Ears Craft for Audible Stories

A Letter Hunt on The Stairs

When Can Mom Sneak in a Book?

A-MAZE-ing Way to Learn a Letter

How to Practice Sight Words with Everyday Bread Bag Tags

Find the Letter on the Heart

Hands On Books: For Every Age and Stage

15 Awesome Audio Books for Kids This Summer

How to Rock Reading This Summer with Audiobooks

Strengthening Hands with Play Dough Names

Trace to Erase the Letters on the Chalkboard

Preschool Scavenger Hunt to Find Colors

Tracing Letters & Shapes with Toothpicks

What to Do When an Activity is No-Good

Letter Search for Toddlers (Word Search Alternative)

“I Spy My Name” Rice Sensory Bin

Helping Your Child Learn to Read in 6 Simple Ways

Pop! Learning with Bubble Wrap

Printable Lunch Box Notes for Beginning Readers

A Halloween Alphabet with Skeleton Bones

Unscramble & Fill in Your Name

Learn the Alphabet! Plus, How to Make a Paper Chain Reusable

Sight Word Practice on the Stairs, Hands on Learning

A Fun Shaving Cream Activity for Hands on Learning

Cheerios Skip Counting by 10s with 1-2-3 Peas

String a Line to Matching Pairs for Sight Words

Crack the Secret Code for Kids

Ring Toss Name Recognition Activity

Sticker Name Recognition Activity & Personalized Books for Kids

Spider Web Sight Word Match

Beginning Letter Sounds Sort Game

Toddler Chalkboard Maze for Learning Letters

Lowercase Letters String Scavenger Hunt for Kids

Pre-Reading Books Perfect for Quiet Reading

Learning Upper and Lowercase Letters on the Sidewalk

Recognizing & Building with Letter Blocks

Scavenger Hunt with Alphabet Photos

Valentine Letter Learning & Matching Activity

Energetic Activity: Letter Sound Punch Game

ABCs and Beyond on It’s Playtime!

30 Days to Hands on Play : A Hunt

Letter Learning Activity with the ABC Mat!

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Hands On As We Grow Newsletter

"It is hard to think of things to keep the 3 year old entertained and engaged while taking care of the baby. Everything we have tried so far from your website, the three year old has loved. Your ideas are so simple and he can do them for hours. HEAVEN!" - Karen I.
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"You have changed how I spend time with my kid in so many positive ways! I am now one happy dad that no longer wonders what I am going to do with this little guy for the next 12 hours :P Your site was this first time dad life saver!" - Jack C.
Hands On As We Grow Newsletter

"I feel like a new mama having so many fun ideas. I used to dread the afternoon, after naps, as it was so boring doing the same thing day after day but now I look forward to our "play" time!" - Haley S.
Free Activity Challenge

"Thank you so much for these activities. They have proven to me that I CAN be that mom that does cool and creative things with her kids! And those cool and creative things can actually be quite simple! What a revelation. Thank you!!" - Katie M.
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"This takes down the need to scour the internet for ideas. It's like looking for a recipe on the internet, so many options that often times it is less overwhelming to look in a book on the shelf than stress about too many options." Robyn G
So organized and easy to use.

I have found it impossible to Google ideas from a million different sites, get organized, shop for supplies, etc. This is exactly what I have been searching for! Thanks for making something so organized and easy to use. - Early Years Activity Plans User, Melissa C.
The Activity Room Member

"I absolutely love that this takes all the prep work out of engaging my children. It is so easy to just put up the calendar, and glance at it for inspiration when we are in a funk." - Rachel
Grateful to have activities handed to us...

"There's always something new for us to discover, as well as old favorites. I am so grateful to have activities handed to us... Fun and easy ones that can be put together in a moment's notice! You're awesome Jamie and I appreciate you sharing your activities and ideas!!" - Melissa C.