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

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!

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.

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

Celebrate the life and work of Dr. King by making a timeline of some major events during his life and the Civil Rights Movement.

Not every poem needs to be about leaves and love. If your fifth grader is more attached to his phone or computer, introduce him to the apostrophe poem.

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

Play hopscotch with numbers, but also with letters, to get kids ready for reading.

This string a necklace arts activity teaches first grade readers to look for a story's beginning, middle, and end.

As your fifth grader brainstorms and creates a plan for peace, your child will give his creativity and fine motor skills a boost!

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

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.

What happens after the prince and the princess get married? This writing activity allows your child to answer that question for herself.

Write to a deployed soldier to help your child practice reading, writing, and get a better understanding of what it means to serve our country.

Send your child on a table of contents treasure hunt to help build basic research skills! Navigating a book is a skill that is sure to come in handy later on.

Try adding a splash of color to editing and revising with rainbow editing.

Science fair project which evaluates different athletic shoes in order to find out whether any of them affect a person's ability to run.

Here's an enjoyable at-home activity that gives your child step-by-step practice identifying the important parts of an article and organizing his ideas.

This bookmark is a helpful tool to use during and after reading to remind your child of "good reader" strategies that she can use on her own.

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.

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

Creating a book is one thing, but creating a codex is a whole different ball game.

"Crown" dad this Father's Day—and sneak in some letter-sound practice, too.

Let your imagination take flight as you explore the beautiful continent of Africa! Do this fun writing activity with your child to honor Black History Month.

Turn your living room into a sophisticated café while your child and their friends explore the world of poetry with this unique and entertaining party idea.

Take a beach ball, a marker, and a first grader. What do you get? An outdoor activity that works on reading comprehension, in the midst of a game of catch!

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

Compound words get easier if kids can spot two smaller words that they already know inside. Add some fun to the process with this card game!

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

Challenge your child to a word count war, and practice good note-taking skills at the same time!

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.