1st - 3rd Grade Grammar and Mechanics Activities

Parts of speech can be a difficult and dreary concept for many kids, but you can quickly turn that feeling around with this fun game.

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

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

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

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.

A nonet is a 9-line poem. Like haiku, each line has a specific number of syllables, starting with nine in the first line and ending with only one in the last.

It doesnât take long for flashcard drills about prefixes and suffixes to get old. Turn the learning process into a treasure hunt with this fun activity!

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

Here's a fun game that you can play at home to get your child thinking about prefixes and suffixes.

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

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

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

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!

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.

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

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

Your child can transform an everyday sight into a persuasive writing exercise by starting with the "product" she knows best: her family!

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

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

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

You've probably played the game "I Spy." It's perfect for long car rides. But with a little tweaking, the game can also help kids practice syllables.

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.

Help your child learn the parts of speech! Start with adjectives and have your child describe Santa Claus to someone who has never heard of him.

Refresh your third grader's understanding of idioms with this hands-on art activity that encourages him to manipulate clay to represent his favorite idiom.

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

As Mother's Day approaches, everyone's grateful! Let your third grader assemble this special book with words from the whole family.

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

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.