Elementary School English Language Arts Activities : Page 14

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.

Practice rhythm and rhyme with these step-by-step instructions for a pantoum poem!

Have your child make a giant red poppy out of tissue paper in remembrance of the brave soldiers who served, especially those who died serving their countries.

To help your child turn a critical eye to his own school performance, and motivate him to take responsibility, make a progress portfolio!

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

This Father's Day, give dad something he'll really appreciate: a book about him, written by his favorite author...his son or daughter!

Use this interactive activity to help your third-grade child develop vocabulary skills and make a flipbook.

Combine rhymes, riddles and poetry with a terse verse! What do you call floral electricity? Flower Power!

Want to do something a little different for Dad this year? Have your child design his very own Father's Day "Greatest Hits CD" card.

These Thanksgiving place cards are a fun turkey-twist on traditional place markers. Make a set of these Thanksgiving place cards with your child this November.

Got the pre-writing blues? Try this simple five-finger technique to help your second grader develop a sequenced plan for her early compositions.

Give your third grader a head start in language arts by teaching her an alliteration lesson with this Santa Claus-themed writing project.

If your third grader is having difficulty sequencing events in a story, try creating this book square.

Help your aspiring fashion designer give new life to a pair of drab shoes with this colorful craft.

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

Help you child create an inspirational quote board out of foam that will motivate her to produce her best work and maintain a positive attitude.

Combine your child's natural curiosity with his developing classification and writing skills by helping him create a backyard field guide.

Cultivating resilience is one of the most important ways we can overcome challenges and reach our goals. In this activity, children will explore the concept of resilience and then create a video to explain and teach resilience to others.

Childhood summers are magical, full of splashy fun and relaxing afternoons. Preserving those memories should be special as well.

Recruit a grandparent, pen pal, or far-off friend and get ready to engage your child in some old-fashioned communication, with a new twist.