There are many parts or components to the thing we call “Literacy.” The following activities are not listed in any special sequence as the skills overlap, and are learned, re-learned, and reinforced over & over again. So look around and spend some time with the activities that provide just a bit of challenge for the student. Remember, too much challenge can damage your child’s enthusiasm for learning. Just a bit of challenge makes the child feel like a champion! And a little failure is good for us as learners.
Update your Adobe Flash Player (I uncheck the free McAfee scan option)
Also your Java as some of these sites may use that as well.
Turn speakers on for all the audio activities.
[You can find math activities at this link.]
Please, let me know if a link is no longer working – Thanks!
For some fun read-alouds at home visit this site.
Can you find the pictures that start with Cookie Monster’s Letter of the Day?
Rhymes, rhymes, and more rhymes with Elmo.
Try to match the word to the bag with the same initial letter.
Undersea ABC is a game for practicing your upper and lower case letter ID.
Now it’s time to practice your lower case abc’s in order!
THIS IS CHALLENGING!!
Can you figure out what letter is missing in these words?
THIS IS CHALLENGING!!
Spell some words in Dog’s Letter Pit.
THIS IS CHALLENGING!!
Match the letter to the picture that starts with it.
This game is for kids who can decode (read) simple words to find meaning.
Stop the rockets that rhyme with your target word.
The following games will help you practice sight words.
Read, listen and match the Level 1 Dolch Primer sight words in this memory game.
Read, listen and match the Level 2 Dolch Primer sight words in this memory game.
Read, listen and match the Level 3 Dolch Primer sight words in this memory game.
Read, listen and match the Level 4 Dolch Primer sight words in this memory game.
I really like to play tat DOG’S LETTER PET>>
a very challenge game for me..
It’s fun for the kids. I will introduced your post to my nephew’s. Thanks for sharing it.
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This is so great! I was looking for fun semi challenging games to get my daughter started. What great choices you have given to us. Thanks!!
Our laptops at school have other tools that may be of interest. Build Your Wild Self, and This Is Sand are the tools I use earliest, so the class can practice using keyboards and touch pads. Kerpoof and Tux Paint are fun after the kids become more experienced. Later we move on to KidBlog. Super Hyper Spider Typer is a fun keyboarding practice game that challenges kids with good letter recognition.
Thank you so much for that information! She has loved what she has done so far. I love when she can learn and have fun, I feel that is the way it should always be!
I think this would be good activities for kids who are starting to learn things. I have a 4 year old son. I will try these activities with him and see how it goes.