1st and 2nd Grade Grammar and Mechanics Activities

Challenge your first or second grade reader to make 100 words in this reading and spelling activity for the 100th Day of School.

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.

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.

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

Help your second grader grasp the concept of verb tenses with this silly card game!

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.

Help your first grader gain new reading skills in this fun, homemade phonics game that the whole family can enjoy!

If your child enjoys drawing, here's a fun way to learn about compound words that uses art as a visual aid.

If helping your child learn parts of speech makes you want to take a nap, try this exercise. It's a sure way to keep those creative juices flowing.

Help your first grade reader become an expert in "sh," "ch," and "th" words with this fun, homemade game.

Help your first grade reader master those letter blends like "ch" and "sh" with this memorable and hilarious beanbag toss game.

With nothing more than a flat open space and some lively kids, you can reinforce key concepts of punctuation while having lots of healthy laughs.

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.

Help your first grade child figure out contractions and their original two words by playing this simple game, Contraction Concentration!

Help your second grader understand compound words by doing this fast, goofy three legged race.

Here's a fun activity to reinforce simple short and long vowel words for your first grader.

What's the first letter? Play this game with your first grader the next time you read together, and watch her reading skills grow as she climbs the levels.

Here's a fun activity that will help your child become familiar with both punctuation marks...by using pasta shapes!

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.

Celebrate the fiery colors of fall with a charming tree and a pile of wordy leaves.

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!

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!

Play the Vocabulary Game to help your child develop a superb, admirable, excellent, magnificent, splendid vocabulary!

Making a calendar is a great way for third graders to identify those words that are always capitalized. Here's how to get started.

Counting syllables can be tough. Help your kid get some practice on Valentine's Day with this simple game.

This homemade educational travel game will keep your young child entertained and learning reading, writing, shapes and colors. All you need is a tissue box!

Help your child score points with a personalized message of her own. All it takes is a set of handmade letter tiles to create some word wall art.

Give your first grader reading and writing practice with this fun, practical postcard that will also help with spelling strategies.

This simple fall-themed syllable game is a great way to introduce the concept of a syllable to your young learner.

Helping your child learn to read doesn't only have to mean using books from the library or from the store. You can make a book of your own - a nonsense book!