2nd and 3rd Grade English Language Arts Activities : Page 3

Help your child to create a familiar favorite from a book or series he adores out of papier-mache. Exercise your child's imagination and language arts skills.

Help your child create an autumn poem full of colorful sensory details.

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.

Kids can turn a favorite fairy tale into a rebus puzzle by replacing the nouns in the story with pictures that they draw themselves.

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.

Writing a book about a favorite trip can be fun, rewarding and a great way to practice organizational, thinking, and communication skills.

Here's a fun holiday activity that will have you and your child singing, laughing, and using a thesaurus!

Your child can enjoy the summer sun as she creates her own one-of-a-kind mural!

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

Here's a fun activity that will help your child become familiar with both punctuation marks...by using pasta shapes!

Unleash your child's imagination by inviting them to create a tall tale set in their own hometown.

Here's an authentic writing task that is perfect for Earth Day, or any day! In this activity, your child's pen becomes an instrument of planetary importance.

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.

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

Representing the story in a visual way makes it easier for your child to compare the traits of various characters.

The objective of this science fair project is to explore the relationship between acidic and basic compounds.

Try this concrete, hands-on organization system and you can count on more efficient, less stressful evenings this school year.

Use this interactive activity to help your third-grade child develop vocabulary skills and make a flipbook.

Make an "I'm NOT Bored" book filled with your child's favorite activities, to reference the next time she has the urge to declare, "I'm bored."

Give your child a chance to review his knowledge of safety and show off his writing skills at the same time by writing a safety manual to share at home.

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.

Making a calendar is a great way for third graders to identify those words that are always capitalized. Here's how to get started.

This activity will inspire adults and kids alike to take time to explore the beauty in their community and discover the colors of fall while developing their descriptive and creative writing skills!

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.

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

Try this delicious and nutritious recipe for Green Eggs and Ham, inspired by Dr. Seuss's classic story of Sam I Am.

Here is a fun holiday exercise to reinforce your grade-schooler's understanding of adjectives from adverbs while she's away on winter break!

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.

Get your little traveler ready for a âround-the-world adventure! Kids will get a geography lesson, writing practice and a great appreciation for traveling.

Let your child catch you making deliberate errors in this silly game that promotes serious learning about punctuation.