12 Toddler Literacy Activities for Budding Bookworms

Dr. Seuss once said, 'The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more you learn, the more places you’ll go.' Reading is power and kids can start learning literacy skills the day they are born simply by being read to. Once your baby becomes a big toddler and even bigger preschooler, though, reading can become something even more transformative. Here are a few literacy activities for toddlers that help little bookworms build skills…as well as a lifelong love for the written word. 

Phonics Basket Literacy Activity for Toddlers

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Kids can start to learn that each letter has its own sound with this simple sorting game. Create baskets for a few letters and then have your child sort the corresponding household items or toys.

Rainbow Salt Writing Literacy Activity for Toddlers

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Before your child puts pen to paper, have them put fingertips to sand! Salt writing is a great literacy activity for toddlers that will get your budding author comfortable with writing shapes, then letters, and eventually words. They can start with fingers and then graduate to brushes and sticks as they prepare to hold a pencil.

Sight Word Lego Literacy Activity for Preschoolers