1st - 3rd Grade English Language Arts Activities : Page 8

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

Here's a fun writing activity that will turn a Saturday trip to the local zoo into an all-out creativity bonanza.

Want to help your child recognize the recipe for a successful sentence? Here's a fun activity to get your child thinking about how sentences work.

I see fun in your future! Your child will love making homemade Popsicles and creating jokes or fortunes to write on the Popsicle sticks.

Transform your home into a theater with this fun Fall Family Theater Night activity! Invite the family to gather together to practice reading a fun fall-themed story in the format of a play.

Let your future scribe's imagination run wild! Children have a hard time understanding fact versus fiction, and writing a tall tale can help.

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!

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

Help your child be a word detective as he builds excellent reading and comprehension skills on his search for clues to decipher meanings of unfamiliar words.

Boost creativity and writing skills by having your child come up with his own Gourmet S'mores recipe!

Here is a fun at-home physical activity that encourages movement while also working on literacy or math skills!

Got the pre-writing blues? Try this simple five-finger technique to help your second grader develop a sequenced plan for her early compositions.

Let your child step into the main character's shoes as they keep track of the setting, events, and names of characters in the story by keeping a journal.

Combine your child's natural curiosity with his developing classification and writing skills by helping him create a backyard field guide.

Help your preschooler learn the Four Questions prior to the big night with a homemade book, complete with words and illustrations!

Gourd painting is a fun fall activity that makes for perfect Thanksgiving decorations. Try gourd painting with your child for some seasonal fun this autumn.

Help your child compose an alphabet poem about the season, and have them practice letters while awakening their creative writing skills, too!

Help your child make his very own stationery, then take the opportunity to teach him how to write a letter!

If your third grader is having difficulty sequencing events in a story, try creating this book square.

Give your third grader a head start in language arts by teaching her an alliteration lesson with this Santa Claus-themed writing project.

Combine rhymes, riddles and poetry with a terse verse! What do you call floral electricity? Flower Power!

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

Science fair project that examines albedo, and how this information is applied in the design of cars, sportswear, and other items. Which colors reflect light?

In this fun fall-themed activity, your child will design and decorate a pumpkin based on a picture book. After completing their pumpkin, they’ll write a short story about a new adventure related to their picture book.

Try this brand name phonics activity to help your child build up his language arts skills.

This project will help keep your child's thoughts in order as he creates stories from the beginning all the way through to the end.

Childhood summers are magical, full of splashy fun and relaxing afternoons. Preserving those memories should be special as well.

Build your child's vocabulary and get his body moving at the same time with this fun dance map activity!