You can use the activities in this section to practice key reading skills with your child at home. You and your child can play with the alphabet, rhyme with common word families, spell, write and read just like the Super Readers! Each episode-related activity below brings SUPER WHY's educational approach and adventure right into your home. The fun starts...when the reading begins!

Doggie Detective
Episode 201: Woofster Finds a Home

In this activity, play doggie detective to help your child with letter identification as he searches for missing puppies.

ABC Scrub With Me!
Episode 202: Webby in Bathland

Germs are everywhere! Practice alphabet skills while teaching your child how to fight off germs.

Twinkle Twinkle!
Episode 203: Bedtime for Bear

Put a lot of extra twinkle in your child�s bedtime routine. You and your child will create a nighttime star scene using the alphabet and lots of sparkle.

Magic Slippers
Episode 204: Molly's Dance Show

Create personalized magic slippers and improve letter recognition while putting those old socks to good use.

Eating the Alpabet
Episode 205: King Eddie Who Loved Spaghetti

Turn grocery shopping into an alphabet adventure and turn eating balanced meals into a delicious alphabet experience.

Secret Codes and Magic Messages
Episode 206: Nalia and the Magic Map

Have your child make secret codes and messages that will appear like magic while they practice writing letters and words

Build a Tent
Episode 207: Jasper's Cowboy Wish

Pretend to be a cowboy or cowgirl like the Super Readers by building a tent out of sheets, playing cowboy and cowgirl games and singing songs.

Dinosaur Dig
Episode 208: Baby Dino's Big Discovery

Have a dinosaur dig for your child in your own home while practicing the alphabet.

Write a Play
Episode 209: Princess Gwennie's Saves the Day

Write your own play like Princess Pea and Red that can be acted out for your family and friends.

A Super Race
Episode 210: The Great Robot Race

Have your child run a race by using their literacy skills to complete each part of the race.

Letter Count
Episode 211: The Adventures of Math-A-Million

Help your child practice counting by using the alphabet.

Super Song.... Super Band
Episode 212: Monty's Adventures in Music Town

Have your child start a band by writing songs and playing instruments that she made herself with everyday items found in your home.

Art Show
Episode 213: Zora's Art Adventure

Help your child make an art show by creating his own masterpieces to fill and transform a room in your home into an art museum.

Around Your World
Episode 214: Around the World Adventure

Introduce your child to the seven continents through literacy.

Planet Mobile
Episode 215: Galileo's Space Adventure

Make a space mobile using the planets for your child to hang in your home.

Activity: Build-A-Sign
Episode 101: The Three Little Pigs

In this activity, you can teach your child how to recognize different kinds of signs. Along the way, he can practice reading, writing and the alphabet.

Activity: Gingerbread Cookie Letters
Episode 102: Hansel and Gretel

In this activity, your child can learn to follow a recipe and how to bake alphabet cookie letters!

Activity: Egg-cellent Alphabet Hunt
Episode 103: Humpty Dumpty

In this activity, you can help your child learn letters and words by creating a super scavenger hunt!

Activity: SUPER WHY Guitar
Episode 104: Jack and the Beanstalk

In this activity, your child can learn the power of music and practice with the alphabet to create and play her very own guitar.

Activity: Race Day
Episode 105: The Tortoise and the Hare

In this activity, your child can play a game of musical chairs with a new alphabet twist!

Activity: Musical Alphabet Chairs
Episode 106: Goldilocks and the Three Bears

In this activity, you can help your child learn letters and words by creating a super scavenger hunt!

Activity: Have a Letter Party
Episode 107: The Boy Who Cried Wolf

In this activity, you and your child can create an Alphabet Party to practice letters and their sounds.

Activity: Fairytale Memory
Episode 108: Rapunzel

In this activity, your child can practice how to memorize while drawing and matching words.

Activity: Find the Ugly Duckling
Episode 109: Ugly Duckling

In this activity, your child can practice with the alphabet and find words in this Super Reader word search.

Activity: Make an Invitation
Episode 110: The Elves and the Shoemaker

In this activity, your child can practice writing skills and learn how to make his own invitations for play dates or parties.

Activity: S-P-I-D-E-R
Episode 111: Little Miss Muffet

In this activity, your child will do arts and crafts to make a spider, while practicing spelling and letters.

Activity: Make a Clock
Episode 112: Cinderella

In this activity, your child can practice telling time while also learning how to spell and write the numbers.

Activity: Ants on a Log
Episode 113: The Ant and the Grasshopper

In this activity, enjoy a health snack time with your child while helping them learn to spell.

Activity: Alphabet Corn Maze
Episode 114: The Little Red Hen

In this activity, your child will use the alphabet maze to help practice letter identification and letter sounds.

Activity: Rhyming Hopscotch
Episode 115: The Frog Prince

In this activity, your child is encouraged to be outside to play a fun game of hopscotch with a rhyming twist. Using words instead of numbers, your child will be writing, reading and rhyming.

Activity: Alphabet Puzzle
Episode 116: The Princess and the Pea

In this activity, your child will not only practice problem solving with puzzles, but will also practice with the alphabet.

Activity: Super Street Map
Episode 117: Little Red Riding Hood

In this activity, your child can practice learning to read a map, write and recognize his community.

Activity: Draw Your Super Self
Episode 118: Tom Thumb

In this activity, your child can see how big she really is. Your child can practice drawing, writing and spelling while she makes a life sized picture of herself.

Activity: Alphabet Clues
Episode 119: Little Bo Peep

In this activity, your child can play hide and seek with an alphabet twist. Using letters as clues, your child can practice problem solving, letter identification and letter sound recognition.

Activity: Mixed Up, Dress Up
Episode 120: The Emperor's New Clothes

In this activity, your child can mix and match outfits for the Super Readers while helping him learn to spell and write.

Activity: A Suprise Party
Episode 121: The Twelve Dancing Princesses

In this activity, your child can plan a suprise party for a friend or family member while practicing the alphabet and writing.

Activity: Book Making
Episode 122: The Three Billy Goats Gruff

In this activity, your child can make his own book about manners and practice writing skills.

Activity: Finger Puppet Show
Episode 123: Thumbelina

In this activity, your child will do arts and crafts making finger puppets, while also practicing alphabet, spelling and writing skills.

Activity: Missing Letters Mystery
Episode 124: Goldilocks and the Three Bears: The Mystery

In this activity, your child can go on a hunt for missing letters, while practicing writing and letter identification.


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