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Lots of reading activities to build early literacy skills.

Are you looking for reading activities to help children fall in love with books and build early literacy skills?  Well, you have landed in the right place. Here is an easy resource page for finding the reading activities you need.  I’ve divided them into categories to make your search even more helpful!

Lots of reading activities to build early literacy skills.

Reading Activities

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Phonological Awareness Activities (rhyming, letter sound games, etc.)

What is phonological awareness? It's one of the building blocks to help kids get ready to read. Check out these tips and activities for helping kids develop phonological awareness.

Students must have a strong sense of phonological awareness before they begin to read.  Developing phonological awareness should be done in short, repetitive, and playful bursts.  We have lots of activities and suggestions for developing this.—>PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS ACTIVITIES

Alphabet Activities

Alphabet games and activities to help kids learn letters and sounds from growingbookbybook.com

So many great ideas that we now have a whole page dedicated to the topic!  Click here–> ALPHABET GAMES AND ACTIVITIES

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Creating a print-rich environment is a simple but very effective way to surrounding young children with meaningful learning opportunities.

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Library Activities and Tips

Make every trip to the library stress-free and full of literacy rich experiences with these ideas.

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Book Activities

A big collection of children's books and book activities to go with each title.

Need activities to go with your favorite children’s books.  We have you covered! Check out our BOOK ACTIVITIES page.

Reading Celebrations

Celebrate the joy of reading with these reading celebration ideas.

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Shared Reading Activities

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Sight Word Activities

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Vocabulary Activities

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