Elementary School Reading Comprehension Activities : Page 3

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

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.

Make a story summary folder with your child to help develop reading comprehension and critical thinking skills.

For a fun way to encourage your child to read, try this comprehension technique made to satisfy visual learners.

Invite your first grader to create this "layers of love" keepsake for that special someone! It holds a sweet, personal message for the recipient.

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.

Help your child navigate their own passion for reading with a bookmark that celebrates their favorite moments, allowing them to relive them again and again.

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

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

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

Here's a creative preschool activity to make a crown, and build in some phonics practice while you're at it.

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!

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.

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.

Grandparents are always wondering what to get kids for their birthdays. Try out this idea: a list of 10 little-known facts about Grandma or Grandpa.

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.

Make a Santa-shaped "wish card" holder for your child...and sneak in some solid practice in reading and writing, too!

Dads, this activity's for you. Brighten mom's day with a set of kid-designed "mom coupons" that are sure to keep mom happily pampered for weeks.

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

Kids can turn a favorite fairy tale into a rebus puzzle by replacing the nouns in the story with pictures that they draw themselves.

Turn a real-life hero into a folklore hero. Your child can write a tall tale that makes a Davy Crockett or John Henry out of someone they personally know.

Practice reading and writing by helping your first grader create a family recipe book!

Help your fourth grader affirm her place in the family and in the march of recent history with this family album project.

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

Teach your child the art of the status update with this cutting-edge take on the old-fashioned book report: the social media book review!

Help your child practice his writing skills, while ensuring he'll get some mail to call his own, by making Family Mailboxes, a fun arts and crafts project.

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.

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

Salute your "#1 Dad" with this creative pop-up card!

Here's an activity to teach your fourth grader how to reflect on her past year and set specific, attainable goals to reach in the New Year.