English Language Arts Activities : Page 10

Study the anatomy of the brain and the functions of the corpus callosum. Research split brain surgery and its impact on advances in neuroscience.

Show your second grader how to celebrate nature by turning some collected pencil shavings into miniature 3-D designs.

Children who know the names and sounds of letters when they enter school, learn to read sooner. This activity uses a clothesline to work on alphabet sounds.

This fun writing activity takes a regular task - writing a story - and transforms it into a collaborative writing experience for hilarious results!

Help your first grader build sight word knowledge by creating a reading pointer and taking the family on a house-wide reading tour!

Create homemade seed packets with your kids. This activity combines your kids' love of science and the outdoors with a little writing and drawing fun.

Try this fun outdoor game to improve your first grader's reading skills. This activity is perfect for summer!

Help your child practice his writing skills, while ensuring he'll get some mail to call his own, by making Family Mailboxes, a fun arts and crafts project.

Help your child score points with a personalized message of her own. All it takes is a set of handmade letter tiles to create some word wall art.

Mad Libs are fun but they're even better when your fourth grader gets to make the story himself!

In this activity, your first grader will practice calendar skills, observe the weather and learns to read calendar words. Here's how to get started:

Measure the effectiveness of detergent containing a UV-absorbing compound in blocking UV-A radiation. Use black light and UV detecting beads.

Make a wanted poster of a villain from a favorite book or fairy tale in this fun reading comprehension activity!

Build second and third grade writing skills by using pictures to help kids "see" how to use details in their stories.

This alphabet hunt is pure pirate-loving fun. And it gives kids practice in learning to recognize letters and sounds-- a key skill for reading readiness.

Challenge your first grader to wordsmith her way to victory with this puzzle! Who can find the most words in the letters of "Saint Patrick's Day"?

Give your first grader reading and writing practice with this fun, practical postcard that will also help with spelling strategies.

Help your child learn the parts of speech! Start with adjectives and have your child describe Santa Claus to someone who has never heard of him.

This simple fall-themed syllable game is a great way to introduce the concept of a syllable to your young learner.

This science fair project idea explores whether a person's ability to see under very dim lighting conditions diminishes with age.

How do you spell fun and learning? B-I-N-G-O! Children learn through play. And letter or number bingo is a great place to start.

Saturn is the ringed planet in our solar system, a gas giant with rings made of ice and dust. Let's make a cool scale model with an old CD and some glitter!

Learn about how to write a couplet poem in this easy introduction to the classic poetry style.

Go on a storytelling adventure using your kindergartenerâs five favorite picture books.

Your middle schooler will receive a boost in his creative writing skills and reflect on the importance of Christmas as he rewrites the Charles Dickens classic.

Is your child learning to "sound it out"? This game will help him stretch his "decoding" skills so when he runs into new words, he's ready to take them on.

This season, your child will make his very own candy cane decoration. He can make a bunch and put them all around your home!

Introduce your child to the symbols of fall with this easy-to-make matching game that will hone observational skills and increase your kid's attention span.

This activity allows your kindergartener to translate what they observe into a beautiful poem.

Boost your preschooler's attention to detail by getting her to explore the differences between two different pumpkins: large and small.