English Language Arts Activities : Page 4

This slightly tweaked version of "Hide and Go Seek" hones listening: a key skill for kindergarten.

Here's a cheat sheet to help break down words in order to find their meaning.

In this outdoor science activity you'll find tips on how to create a nature journal by choosing a native plant or animal and tracking that species.

Take a nature walk in your backyard or local park to find one object for every letter of the alphabet. Then put them together in this handy nature book.

St. Patrick's Day may be all about the 'luck" of the Irish, but this project encourages your child to share her personal experience with luck.

Introduce your child to preliminary science concepts by challenging them to do this fun and simple cloud observation activity.

This alphabet bottle is fun to make and a great activity to keep your child busy, while helping them recognize letters in a creative way.

Unleash your child's imagination by inviting them to create a tall tale set in their own hometown.

Show your teen how to create silly limericks--cheery comic verses that probably originated in Limerick, Ireland--of her own.

Communicating using the written word doesn't have to be tough! It can be as simple and fun as composing a comic strip.

Play a phonics scavenger hunt no matter where you are. This game will have your child sounding out words and finding letter sounds in the objects around them.

Help your first grade reader master those letter blends like "ch" and "sh" with this memorable and hilarious beanbag toss game.

Once your child has mastered the letters of the alphabet it's time to start building words! Try out this activity that encourages simple word recognition.

Test your learner's knowledge of Barack Obama by challenging your child to complete a crossword puzzle about the President after reading a short biography.

Show your child how to write a diamante poem, which makes use of a simple structure and results in a diamond-shaped poem.

Here's a great activity to get your child using imagination and artistic skills to create a handmade vocabulary book, complete with illustrations!

In the spirit of Seuss and all things creative and silly, celebrate reading and all that it has to offer with this fun and interactive story box.

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

Help your first grader gain new reading skills in this fun, homemade phonics game that the whole family can enjoy!

Science fair project which evaluates different athletic shoes in order to find out whether any of them affect a person's ability to run.

Representing the story in a visual way makes it easier for your child to compare the traits of various characters.

Create this quick and easy craft with your child, and then let their imagination float free as they write about it!

Here's a fun activity that takes "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" to a new level--and builds strong kindergarten reading and writing skills

Turn a real-life hero into a folklore hero. Your child can write a tall tale that makes a Davy Crockett or John Henry out of someone they personally know.

Rhyming helps kids better understand word structure. This silly game transforms rhymes into a mystery bag guessing game.

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!

Create Fairy Tale Dice and inspire your learner to weave fantastic fairy tales and improve their reading and writing skills at the same time!

See how to write a love song simply in this kid-focused tutorial. Learn how to write a love song for Valentine's Day and beyond.

Kindergarteners are expected to master the alphabet. Get your child outside and exercising with this fun, move and shake alphabet game.

Draw letter people with your child to help her take a closer look at the letters, and see the differences between them.