Reading Comprehension Activities : Page 2

Build your kindergartener's reading comprehension by making a classic box of objects that invite them into the books you're reading together.

This goofy scramble book activity will bring laughs...but also some good, solid comprehension skills too!

Send your child on a table of contents treasure hunt to help build basic research skills! Navigating a book is a skill that is sure to come in handy later on.

Put your kid to the test and have him compare and contrast elements in a narrative text by identifying how characters and situations are alike and different.

Let your imagination take flight as you explore the beautiful continent of Africa! Do this fun writing activity with your child to honor Black History Month.

Help your kindergartener develop his sequencing skills in this activity that teaches him about a story's beginning, middle, and end.

Here's an activity to help your child manage their nonfiction reading by focusing on the most important elements of what she's read.

Are you looking for a new way to help your fourth grader celebrate New Year's Day? Try this Flash Back Book!

Write to a deployed soldier to help your child practice reading, writing, and get a better understanding of what it means to serve our country.

A new twist on the game of charades will inspire your first grader to look at her favorite books in a whole new light.

Help your child to create a familiar favorite from a book or series he adores out of papier-mache. Exercise your child's imagination and language arts skills.

Help Mother's Day feel special for weeks and months ahead, while giving your child some good writing practice, too.

Want to build your child's literary repertoire with tools like foreshadowing and description? Try a spooky Halloween story!

Here's an authentic writing task that is perfect for Earth Day, or any day! In this activity, your child's pen becomes an instrument of planetary importance.

Help your fourth grader make a homemade recipe book that's eye-catching, simple to construct and perfect for holding all of her favorite recipes!

The alphabet is a big learning milestone for most kids. Help your child learn alphabetical order by making a food list in this fun Thanksgiving activity.

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!

This activity will give pre-readers practice building a story. And it's silly fun, too!

Here's an enjoyable at-home activity that gives your child step-by-step practice identifying the important parts of an article and organizing his ideas.

Paying attention to headers and subheaders is a great way to orient your child to the text they're tackling. Here's how:

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

Add some artsy fun to your child's next reading adventure by letting them draw the characters.

What exactly went on in a typical dinosaur family? Travel back to the Mesozoic Era and bring out your kid's creative side with this sequencing activity.

What if your child couldn't see the pictures of a picture book? In this activity, she'll listen to a story without looking at the images, and create her own.

Make a photo essay! This fun middle school photography activity makes creative writing come to life by turning words into pictures.

Looking for a teacher gift? Here's a way for your preschooler to show off her growing writing skills and create a cute picture frame to show her thanks, too!

Make these simple homemade New Year's gifts with your child this holiday season to give to friends and family, each with a special message inside.

Give your child a chance to review his knowledge of safety and show off his writing skills at the same time by writing a safety manual to share at home.

This third grade writing activity brings home the lesson: it's not only what you write that's important, but how you write it, too.

Try this concrete, hands-on organization system and you can count on more efficient, less stressful evenings this school year.