Free!
Animal Coloring Book
NEW!
American Made Toys
Activities
Parent's Place
Teacher's Lounge
Children's Books
Educational Felt Toys
Product Recommendations
Blog
Contact Us

Language Development Activities

Have some fun while helping your child learn.  These activities will create fun and learning during play time.  Develop those important pre-reading, reading and language skills with these activities.
 
 
Author! Author!
Reading and writing support each other.  Get your child involved in writing from a young age with these activities.
Using Classic Rhymes
Rhyming is an important pre-reading skill.  Have fun with these activities that will create good rhyming technique.
Listen
For ages 5 to 7
Listening to and giving directions helps your child to sharpen listening and speaking skills.
Encouraging Your Child to Write
How in the world do you get your child to write? This is the battle cry of many parents. A lot of imagination is all you need to get your child writing.
Rhyme and Sing
Math for Preschoolers
Young children love to hear, sing and say nursery rhymes and songs.  Counting rhymes and songs can be both enjoyable for them and introduce them to basic mathematics concepts.
Taking Turns
For ages 5 to 7
Learning to take turns helps your child build spoken language skills as well as learn to work with others. 
Create a Story Book
Build confidence and have fun by creating a book together.
Make Reading Fun
Use these 10 ideas to make reading fun for your child
Easy to Make Puppets
This puppet making activity will have your child creating stories and enhancing their language development.
Language Development
Encourage the growth of you child's speech and language through verbal tennis matches.
Writing Box
Make a writing box with your child and the will have the tools to explore and develop their writing talents.
Drawing Stories
A picture is worth 1000 words.  Use these techniques to help turn your child's drawing time into a lesson on story telling.
Alliteration Leads to Reading
Having fun with alliteration is a great way to teach children about letter sounds.  Here are some fun activities to try.
Fun with Reading Comprehension
Help your child learn to understand what they read with this fun activity.