1st Grade English Language Arts Activities : Page 2

Here's a writing activity that helps young learners explore an ant's perspective...and practice writing, too!

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

Here's a household scavenger hunt that shows kids the natural sources behind everyday objects...and builds reading skills, too!

A new twist on the game of charades will inspire your first grader to look at her favorite books in a whole new light.

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

What's the first letter? Play this game with your first grader the next time you read together, and watch her reading skills grow as she climbs the levels.

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

Children tap into their own imaginative storytelling skills by creating and writing a richly embellished folk tale about their favorite member of the animal kingdom.

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.

Celebrate the fiery colors of fall with a charming tree and a pile of wordy leaves.

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

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!

Celebrate Labor Day with this fun activity. Show your child how to make a "career book" and explore the many jobs that people have, while practicing writing.

Help your first grader practice sight words with this fun activity. Learn how to put together a puzzle while practicing common sight words.

Here's a rainy day phonics craft project for you and your first grader. Reel in those double "ee" words on this do-it-yourself eel!

Encourage your writer to uncover their imagination and storytelling skills by authoring their very own book.

Make this creative "story cartoon" tray to help your first grader build reading comprehension skills while having a hilarious time!

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

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

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.

All you need is chalk and pavement to set up this silly, fun, and practical game that reinforces important vocabulary.

This project combines arts and crafts with writing, as your child writes a story and publishes it into a book made out of a paper bag!

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!