Elementary School Holidays English Language Arts Activities

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

This activity is a great way to engage learners in Earth Day celebrations while cultivating skills around nonfiction comprehension and research writing.

Help your child keep track of his pledges to be more environmentally friendly with a calendar made entirely out of recycled and reused materials!

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

All you need is chalk and pavement to set up this silly, fun, and practical game that reinforces important vocabulary.

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

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways ... on my eight limbs and eight hearts!

It's always good to have a little help during the holiday. Show your child how to set a table setting and then help him create a placemat map.

On Father's Day, delight Dad--and stretch your early reader, too!--with this adorable ABC book of "Fun with Dad."

Combine kids' love of scavenger hunts with consonant blends to create a fun game that's perfect for everything from birthday parties to rainy days at home.

Learn about the Bill of Rights this Presidents Day by playing a Pictionary-inspired drawing game. Players draw a right as others try to guess what it is.

This 'handy' Thanksgiving wreath gets your child to focus on things he's grateful for all year. Create a Thanksgiving wreath with your child this November.

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.

Celebrate the life and work of Dr. King by making a timeline of some major events during his life and the Civil Rights Movement.

As your fifth grader brainstorms and creates a plan for peace, your child will give his creativity and fine motor skills a boost!

As Mother's Day approaches, everyone's grateful! Let your third grader assemble this special book with words from the whole family.

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.

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.

"Crown" dad this Father's Day—and sneak in some letter-sound practice, too.

Better than any store bought Father's Day card, this touching keepsake lets your child give Dad a peek into their relationship from her point of view.

Celebrate Irish history and culture this St. Patrick's Day by making a miniature version of the Blarney Stone!

Show your little poet how to create a beautiful acrostic poem for someone special this Valentine's Day.

With this activity, your third grader will get experience with informational writing, and your Thanksgiving guests will leave with a keepsake to cherish!

Any decent Halloween celebration isn't complete without a cat. Even though this cat has an arched back to look as if it's hissing, it's still cute!

Help your third grader author a lovely limerick in honor of Valentine's Day! He'll be delighted to compose and recite this nonsensical poem.

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.

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.

Take advantage of the upcoming Irish holiday, Saint Patrick's Day, to encourage your third grader to flex his poetry muscles and come up with a haiku.

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

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