English Language Arts Activities : Page 4

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

If your kid likes to color, you probably know all too well that crayons go quickly. Put those crayon stubs to use by creating colorful ironed wax paper art!

Learn about the CUPS strategy, a useful tool for editing children's writing.

Boost those first grade reading and writing skills with this sweet Mother's Day poem idea.

Try adding a splash of color to editing and revising with rainbow editing.

Here's a fun activity to reinforce simple short and long vowel words for your first grader.

Your child will love making this adorable clover clock that will help him learn how to tell time.

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!

Have your kid try his hand at mood charades. It's a great way to promote social development and hone reading comprehension skills, not to mention tons of fun!

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

Improve your preschooler's knowledge of the alphabet by playing games with your own homemade wooden letters!

Remember the classic card game, Go Fish? Here's a fun twist on it that will help your kid learn her the different parts of speech in a fun way!

This activity uses the signs and words kids see around them every day, to create a book they can read on their own.

Help your children practice their presentation skills by helping them create their very own show called "The Daily News."

Make a garland of paper flags representing your child's favorite countries.

Celebrate Labor Day with this fun activity. Show your child how to make a "career book" and explore the many jobs that people have, while practicing writing.

These secret code activities are fun, and also provide fourth graders with great opportunities to practice language development and logical reasoning.

Here's a fun game that you can play at home to get your child thinking about prefixes and suffixes.

Encourage your preschooler to learn about the letter "W" by creating a wonderful work of art.

Make a poster with your child about what she wants to be when she grows up, while helping her practice her writing, researching, and artistic skills.

Everyone's heard of taking a dog for a walk. But how about an illustration? This activity teaches emerging readers to use pictures as context clues.

Let your child play with scissors! Put them to work, creating a book that will keep them busy, and help them practice their letters, too.

Take some of the spirit of musical chairs and incorporate it into an indoor obstacle course that will fine tune your child's motor skills!

Create your very own "stained glass" flower, the perfect gift for mom this Mother's Day!

Ask your kids to write these one-sentence "Holiday Wishes." Without realizing it, they'll be building third grade Language Arts skills.

Design a special recipe book just for mom. Kid-made and packed with recipes for some of mom's favorite dishes, it's sure to be a hit on Mother's Day.

Help you child learn the key pieces to a sentence, by creating sentence puzzles at home.

Help your child develop her letter recognition skills throughout the week leading up to Valentineâs Day with this simple activity.

Practice reading and vocabulary by making sight words into a puzzle!

Refresh your third grader's understanding of idioms with this hands-on art activity that encourages him to manipulate clay to represent his favorite idiom.