1st - 3rd Grade English Language Arts Activities : Page 2

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

Help your child make an imaginative scene come to life by making a diorama. Your child will be practicing three dimensional thinking and language arts skills.

This hands-on family activity gives your child practice creating compound sentences, while teaching him skills that will help him become a better writer!

Here's an activity that puts a new twist on a classic game. Help your first-grader create their own wooden word blocks and play sight word Jenga.

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.

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

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

Teach your kindergartener or first grader about the art of correspondence by guiding them to create their own postcards out of favorite family photographs.

Challenge your first grader to wordsmith her way to victory with this puzzle! Who can find the most words in the letters of "Saint Patrick's Day"?

Build second and third grade writing skills by using pictures to help kids "see" how to use details in their stories.

Help your child gain reading comprehension skills, as well as listening and memory skills with this fun activity that uses his favorite book!

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.

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

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

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

In this outdoor science activity you'll find tips on how to create a nature journal by choosing a native plant or animal and tracking that species.

St. Patrick's Day may be all about the 'luck" of the Irish, but this project encourages your child to share her personal experience with luck.

Unleash your child's imagination by inviting them to create a tall tale set in their own hometown.

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

Show your child how to write a diamante poem, which makes use of a simple structure and results in a diamond-shaped poem.

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.

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

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

Representing the story in a visual way makes it easier for your child to compare the traits of various characters.

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.

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!

In this activity, your first grader will practice calendar skills, observe the weather and learns to read calendar words. Here's how to get started:

Those second grade spelling lists may be getting serious, but that's no reason to stop having fun. Here's a high-energy hopscotch game to try.

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

Help your first grader practice sight words with this fun activity. Learn how to put together a puzzle while practicing common sight words.