The Grades 3-6 Hands-On Literacy kit laid out on a classroom table: the printed box, a second box of bagged activity materials, the lined writing board, a case of magnetic letters, the teacher guide and an open activity spread.

The Grades K-2 Hands-On Literacy box closed on a classroom table, its printed panels reading Read, Think, Create and Connecting Literacy with Scientific Discovery.

A teacher at a classroom table with the Grades 3-6 Hands-On Literacy kit open beside her, reading an activity spread in the teacher guide, magnetic letters and the student guide within reach.

The Grades K-2 Hands-On Literacy student guide standing open on a classroom table at a spread about hearing, with a Career Connection panel about ear, nose and throat doctors.

A child writing the word dog in marker on the lined Reading Horizons writing board, one hand steadying the board.

Literacy TO GO

Hands-On Literacy

$325.00

Connect reading with scientific discovery!

Hands-On Literacy pairs Reading Horizons’ proven phonics instruction with hands-on science and engineering activities in one multisensory learning experience.

Every module supports both ELA and science standards, and every kit arrives ready to teach with no prep.

Choose your grade band below, K-2 or 3-6.

Grade: K-2

Role: Student

Student
Instructor

Product variants

Hands-On Literacy

K-2 / Student

$325.00

The Big Idea

Reading skills grow stronger when students apply them in meaningful, real-world contexts.

Grades: K-2 and 3-6Choose your grade band when you order. K-2 is built for early readers developing foundational phonics skills. 3-6 is built for older students who still need decoding and fluency support in an age-appropriate format.
What’s Inside: Five modules, 20+ hands-on activitiesEvery material except water, individually packaged and labeled. Plus full-color print and digital guides and online instructional videos. No prep required.

Safety

CHOKING HAZARD. Small parts and coin cell batteries. Not for children under 5 years.
Do not eat any of the materials in this kit unless the activity directions say to, and wash hands afterward.
Always wear the included safety glasses when recommended.
Adult supervision is recommended.

The Hands-On Literacy kit components arranged together: the K-2 and 3-6 guides, an open activity spread, a case of Reading Horizons magnetic letters, the lined writing board, a pad of rainbow scratch notes, paint brushes, mixing cups, a propeller, LEDs and bagged dry materials.

Add to the kit

Every Hands-On Literacy kit, Student and Instructor alike, ships with one magnetic dry-erase board and one set of magnetic letters. Both are also sold on their own, so a teacher who wants extra sets for small-group phonics work can order as many as the group needs. Each comes in class packs of 5, 10, and 25.

Lined Magnetic Dry-Erase Board

This 8.5" x 11" double-sided magnetic whiteboard has primary writing lines on one side and intermediate lines on the other. It is ideal for phonics instruction, handwriting practice, and word-building with magnetic letters, and the durable surface wipes clean between words.

See the board

A clear compartment case of magnetic letters on a wooden classroom desk beside a cup of pencils and a stack of notebooks, with upper and lowercase letters laid out in front of it, the consonants in blue and the vowels in red.

Magnetic Letter Set with Storage Container

130 color-coded magnetic letters, with consonants in blue and vowels in red, plus uppercase letters and extra copies of high-frequency letters. Everything stores in an 8.5" x 13" container with letter compartments, ready for word-building with any phonics program.

See the letters

What’s in the Kit

Materials for 20+ activities, individually labeled and packaged
Full-color Student Guide, plus a Teacher Guide in the Instructor Kit
Access to digital guide and instructional videos
Magnetic letter set with storage container
Lined magnetic dry-erase board
One pair of safety glasses
Decodable word cards and more!

What you add

Water

Real-world connection

The science of reading meets the power of STEM

Every module opens with one direct, explicit Reading Horizons phonics lesson. Reading Horizons brings more than 40 years of literacy expertise and an Orton-Gillingham-based approach, so students see, hear, say, and touch as they learn.

Hands-on STEM activities follow, where students apply their new skills while building, experimenting, and problem-solving. Each activity ends with a literacy connection through vocabulary, writing, and reflection.

The phonics instruction in Hands-On Literacy is built in collaboration with

A Reading Horizons teacher holding up a card with the word smile marked for decoding, a bar over the i and a line through the silent e, while children sitting on the floor write on their own boards.

See a Sample Guide

Page through a real module before you order. You will see the Reading Horizons phonics lesson that opens it, the hands-on STEM activities that follow, and the literacy connection that closes it out. Both grade bands are below.

View the K-2 Sample Guide View the 3-6 Sample Guide

A boy in a red shirt writing with a pencil in an open Hands-On Literacy student guide at a long table, a Hands-On Literacy name badge on his shirt, with other children working their way along the table beside him.

Bring Hands-On Literacy to Your Group

Same program. Same kit. Any schedule. Any setting. Use it for core classroom instruction, small-group intervention, after-school and enrichment programs, or summer learning. Scripted, step-by-step lessons make it easy for any teacher to deliver. No background teaching phonics or STEM is required.

Buying for a group? Request a quote. Volume discounts are available. Hands-On Literacy supports both ELA and science goals and is eligible for funding through multiple sources.

Your Learning. Your Way.

Hands-On Literacy may be implemented anytime, anywhere. At home, explore one module at a time, at your own pace. In the classroom or program, run it as a one-week camp, a five-week unit, a semester, or a full school year. Tell us how you want to run it, and we will help you plan.

Tell us how you want to run it