English Language Arts Activities : Page 17

Give your third grader's reading and writing skills a stretch: have her create a Care Manual for your pet the next time your family goes away.

Here's an activity that takes fourth grade reading and writing skills beyond the classroom to offer a warm welcome to a new neighbor.

Try this brand name phonics activity to help your child build up his language arts skills.

Here's an activity to teach your fourth grader how to reflect on her past year and set specific, attainable goals to reach in the New Year.

Beginning poets can be overwhelmed keeping track of rhyme and rhythm. Have your little writer try a skeltonic poem, which focuses on end rhyme.

For a fun way to encourage your child to read, try this comprehension technique made to satisfy visual learners.

Can you win a staring contest? Would your performance be influenced by your eyesight? Find out in this science fair project idea!

Boost creativity and writing skills by having your child come up with his own Gourmet S'mores recipe!

Identifying angles may sound intimidating, but with this exercise, you can turn your child into an expert angler in no time!

Kids practice their writing composition skills as they cut and paste nutsy headlines from old newspapers and write silly articles to go with them.

In this activity, create a poem that emerges from the collaboration of parent and teen in the activity of observing, discussing, reading, and writing.

This project will help keep your child's thoughts in order as he creates stories from the beginning all the way through to the end.

Build your child's vocabulary and get his body moving at the same time with this fun dance map activity!

Plan a family dinner based on the "Little House" books, and encourage reading in the household!

Want to help your child recognize the recipe for a successful sentence? Here's a fun activity to get your child thinking about how sentences work.

Your spotlight-loving third or fourth grader will be delighted to play this improvisational game of freeze theater with family or friends.

Encourage your fourth grader to develop their critical thinking and critical writing skills with this Critics' Choice movie booklet for your family.

Try this patterned story activity with your kindergartener to help her build up her reading and writing skills using some of her favorite books from preschool.

Your child can enjoy the summer sun as she creates her own one-of-a-kind mural!

In this fun fall-themed activity, your child will design and decorate a pumpkin based on a picture book. After completing their pumpkin, they’ll write a short story about a new adventure related to their picture book.

This experiment explores how listening in to a one-sided conversation affects concentration.

This activity will have your child learning about dependent and independent clauses, not to mention the punctuation that goes in the middle.

Here's a hilarious alternative to those sugary conversation hearts...and a way to keep building first grade literacy skills while you're at it!

Rewriting this classic Christmas carol will spark your child's creativity while strengthening his familiarity with grammar and style elements.

By using watercolor paints to practice writing letters, sentences, and math problems, your child will practice first grade skills in his "Sidewalk School."

In this real-world exercise about the Teal Pumpkin Project, your child will create a persuasive poster to spread the word about the project in the hopes of convincing people to offer non-food trinkets this Halloween season.