Early Childhood Literacy: Book Sources and Activities

Find a fun activity and a related book for every day of the year.

Lots of literacy based activities, games, and printable pages.

A wealth of resources...with activities, games, crafts, printables and more to build literacy while having fun with toddlers.

A trove of nursery rhymes, with a rhyme of the month and an archive

Activities, books, songs, and more for each day, plus locations of family museums around the state.

100 literacy activities for learning ABCs, storytelling, spelling, speech, and writing. Site also includes math, science, art, and holiday activities. (Purchase of materials not required to use activity instructions.)

Explore reading together with fun activities. (Most Adventure Packs available in Spanish as well as English)

Provides games, crafts, and activities for learning the alphabet. (Further links on the site cover math and science activities among others.)

"Learning activities designed with preschool, kindergarten, and first grade in mind....Crafts and printables to lessons, games, and more." For classroom teachers, homeschooling families, and parents.

"Hands-on Reading Activities for Preschool-Elementary" Includes letter/vowel sound activities, CVC games, puzzles, and more.

ABC Coloring pages also from Life Over C's.

Free printable letter templates for ABC activities of your own. (Ex. filling the letter with things that begin with that letter such as apple stickers for A or rice for R.)

Create your own "indoor recess" (whether or not you homeschool.) You will find some classics and some new ideas for games.

Tumblebooks, eSebco, BookFLIX, Freedom Flix, ScienceFlix, TrueFlix (non-fiction) Sign in for free with your library card

Picture books online, many read by celebrities

An engaging e-book library for ages 3-11, many with optional phonics lessons and reading questions/ideas included.

Hundreds of books (fiction and non-fiction) available to read online, no downloading required. Read as a guest or create a login to save books to a virtual bookcase. Books are available in English and nineteen other languages. (Ages 3-13)

A website with many resources on how to connect with your kids--of any age--by reading aloud. (With book lists and podcasts to get you started.)

Library Spot – A wealth of links plus directories of school and public libraries

Also, try the linked “BookSpot” for children’s books

Many titles for children, especially classics and literature from writers of the past.

Excellent archive grouped by age.

Book lists from adventure stories to folklore to wordless books and more.

Award winning books, guides to great websites, games, "I love Libraries" page and more.

A long list of links to free books for children in various online formats.

Many booklists for children of a variety of ages with plenty of accompanying . See also the "best books" list at:
https://childhood101.com/best-books-for-kids/

Literacy games and activities for beginning readers. Also includes numeracy activities such as math games.

Create a customized e-book for free. (You do not need to buy the book to read it online.)

More than 1000 activities for play, art, and learning, sorted by type (sensory play, outdoor play, bath play, holiday play, etc.) Also includes a parenting section.

A treasure trove of ideas for play and learning, especially emphasizing art, creativity, and engaging the senses. Activities can be sorted by age (0-8) or theme (e.g. gross motor skills, fine motor, math, etc.)

Crafts, games and other “screen-free” activities for young children to “bring back playtime.”

A website of kids' projects (art, science, and more) aimed at "[raising] kids who are passionately curious and creative." Especially for adults "looking for ways to bond with... kids in our tech saturated world."

A website and blog with ideas for becoming an "artful parent"...Crafts in 8 categories are covered, including sculpture and collage.

A blog with a number of topics for crafts on the right hand menu, from abstract art to yogurt pops.

Lots of learning games, crafts, books, and number/letter activities for infants through elementary aged kids.

"A blended family's adventures in homeschooling, sensory processing, natural living & personal experiences" with a craft and activity blog.

DIY and craft ideas

Kids and their grown-ups having fun with reclaimed, reused, and re-purposed stuff and a little creativity.