2nd and 3rd Grade English Language Arts Activities

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

Use a deck of playing cards to practice place value and other math concepts with your upper elementary child!

It's always good to have a little help during the holiday. Show your child how to set a table setting and then help him create a placemat map.

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

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?

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

Show your little poet how to create a beautiful acrostic poem for someone special this Valentine's Day.

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!

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.

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

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.

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.

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

Help your third grader author a lovely limerick in honor of Valentine's Day! He'll be delighted to compose and recite this nonsensical poem.

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

This writing activity will promote dialogue about racial segregation and its impact on African-Americans throughout history with your child.

In this exciting design challenge, your child will use design thinking skills to create a mixture that can inflate a balloon.

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

In this activity, your students will research a favorite superhero and discuss which of their powers are real and not real. Your students will be able to complete a simple research chart and graphic organizer.

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

A strong vocabulary helps your little one with all school subjects. With this scrambled words game, they won't mind brushing up on vocab and learning new words.

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

Write a letter to Santa and bring back the lost art of letter writing. Learn how to write a carefully crafted wishlist using proper letter form.

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

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.

Inspire a love for the written word by creating an illustrated nature poetry book with your kids.

Wax paper hearts are a unique and glittery gift for a special friend on Valentine's Day. Make wax paper hearts with your child this February.

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.

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

Saturn is the ringed planet in our solar system, a gas giant with rings made of ice and dust. Let's make a cool scale model with an old CD and some glitter!