1st - 5th Grade Reading Activities

Craft a paper rocket in this hands-on activity inspired by the life of Mae Jemison!

Help your learner develop her fine motor and communication skills with this fun and festive fall activity.

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

Try this simple activity to stimulate some very complex thinking with your first grader to develop those all-important reading and comprehension skills.

Start the school year off on the right foot by treating your child's new teacher to a special heart-felt surprise!

Learn about the Bill of Rights this Presidents Day by playing a Pictionary-inspired drawing game. Players draw a right as others try to guess what it is.

Build your child's social studies skills by making a map together.

In this design thinking activity, your child will choose an animal to research, learn about the animal’s habitat, and then replicate the animal's habitat using household items.

Children research and make a timeline of an inspiring woman in this biography activity.

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.

Add some artsy fun to your child's next reading adventure by letting them draw the characters.

The alphabet is a big learning milestone for most kids. Help your child learn alphabetical order by making a food list in this fun Thanksgiving activity.

Test your learner's knowledge of Barack Obama by challenging your child to complete a crossword puzzle about the President after reading a short biography.

Make a Santa-shaped "wish card" holder for your child...and sneak in some solid practice in reading and writing, too!

Help your fourth grader make a homemade recipe book that's eye-catching, simple to construct and perfect for holding all of her favorite recipes!

Have your kid try his hand at mood charades. It's a great way to promote social development and hone reading comprehension skills, not to mention tons of fun!

Want to build your child's literary repertoire with tools like foreshadowing and description? Try a spooky Halloween story!

Are you looking for a new way to help your fourth grader celebrate New Year's Day? Try this Flash Back Book!

Help your kids put together a travel journal for your family's next vacation to get them reading, writing, and thinking about what's happening on the trip.

Research shows that when we focus on things we are grateful for, we literally rewire our brains to focus on the positive. Help kids experience the joy of gratitude by creating trees that give thanks.

Help Mother's Day feel special for weeks and months ahead, while giving your child some good writing practice, too.

This year, have your child can help you with your Passover food list. It's great handwriting practice, and she'll learn a lot in the process.

This goofy scramble book activity will bring laughs...but also some good, solid comprehension skills too!

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.

Labor Day is the perfect time to celebrate our postal workers. Have your kid write a thank you note to your local post office to show his appreciation.

Make these simple homemade New Year's gifts with your child this holiday season to give to friends and family, each with a special message inside.

With a newspaper, highlighter, and some fun extra prizes, you can help your first grader start lifetime reading habits with print all around us.

Design a special recipe book just for mom. Kid-made and packed with recipes for some of mom's favorite dishes, it's sure to be a hit on Mother's Day.

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

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!