Elementary School English Language Arts Activities : Page 3

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

Here's a fun activity that will give your child a way to develop his sentences, making them more detailed and interesting.

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.

Looking for a simple, yet unique writing activity for your child on Valentine's Day? Try a hand at haiku!

A strong vocabulary helps your little one with all school subjects. With this scrambled words game, they won't mind brushing up on vocab and learning new words.

Here's a rainy day phonics craft project for you and your first grader. Reel in those double "ee" words on this do-it-yourself eel!

Work on homophones, words that sound the same, and spelling with this imaginative activity!

Write a letter to Santa and bring back the lost art of letter writing. Learn how to write a carefully crafted wishlist using proper letter form.

Honor the spirit of the Civil Rights Movement by interviewing someone in your community who lived it.

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

Build your child's social studies skills by making a map together.

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.

Inspire a love for the written word by creating an illustrated nature poetry book with your kids.

Wax paper hearts are a unique and glittery gift for a special friend on Valentine's Day. Make wax paper hearts with your child this February.

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.

A nonet is a 9-line poem. Like haiku, each line has a specific number of syllables, starting with nine in the first line and ending with only one in the last.

Sure, you can go out and buy a box of Valentine cards--but for a special message try this simple craft activity to make someone's day.

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

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

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!

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!

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.