1st - 3rd Grade English Language Arts Activities : Page 5

Here's a silly game that uses nursery rhymes to introduce a big concept in first grade reading and writing: learning about nouns and verbs.

The objective of this science fair project is to explore the relationship between acidic and basic compounds.

Try this concrete, hands-on organization system and you can count on more efficient, less stressful evenings this school year.

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

Help your first grader build sight word knowledge by creating a reading pointer and taking the family on a house-wide reading tour!

Make an "I'm NOT Bored" book filled with your child's favorite activities, to reference the next time she has the urge to declare, "I'm bored."

Give your child a chance to review his knowledge of safety and show off his writing skills at the same time by writing a safety manual to share at home.

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.

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

This activity will inspire adults and kids alike to take time to explore the beauty in their community and discover the colors of fall while developing their descriptive and creative writing skills!

This fun and easy project is the perfect way to help your first grader remember who's who, practice her handwriting, and help decorate for Thanksgiving.

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.

Help your child learn grammar the fun way with this engaging clothespin game!

Help your child with his decoding and early reading skills in this fun game where you follow a spider web to find your treasure!

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.

Save some money on the decorations with this simple birthday banner that your child can make himself!

Try this delicious and nutritious recipe for Green Eggs and Ham, inspired by Dr. Seuss's classic story of Sam I Am.

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

Here is a fun holiday exercise to reinforce your grade-schooler's understanding of adjectives from adverbs while she's away on winter break!

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.

Get your little traveler ready for a âround-the-world adventure! Kids will get a geography lesson, writing practice and a great appreciation for traveling.

Let your child catch you making deliberate errors in this silly game that promotes serious learning about punctuation.

Work on reading fluency with your child. This fun game will even engage her concentration skills without her knowing.

To reach goals and gain accomplishments, you have to have a plan for success. This activity will help your child to create goals for the upcoming school year.

Practice writing skills and use imagination with this fun activity, where your child will write a story about what he thinks life would be like on a cloud.

This treasure hunt gets kids comfortable using the dictionary, and makes looking up words a lot of fun!

This flash card game will help your child memorize words while visually learning the differences between objects.

Thanksgiving dinner can be filled with fun and memorable interactions between family members. This holiday, why not memorialize some of those details and events with a family poem? You can create a lasting memory in the form of a poem with contributions f

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

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.