2nd and 3rd Grade English Language Arts Activities : Page 5

People have identification cards, why not pets? Make an ID card for your family pet, a fun activity that also gives your child some writing practice.

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

This activity will help generate ideas for your child to write about...without the moans and groans!

Strong writing engages all five senses, and this fabulous fall-themed simile activity is the perfect way to celebrate sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch.

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

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?

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

Combine your child's natural curiosity with his developing classification and writing skills by helping him create a backyard field guide.

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

Before your crafty kid moves on to sewing needles and thread, help her create a beautiful cross-stitch pattern with markers!

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.

Children take inspiration from Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai to write their own blog listicle on a topic of their choosing.

Help your child learn more about the military by having him create a portrait of a soldier and write a short summary about why that soldier is important.

Make going back to school a fun time! Let your child create her own pencil topper creatures using everyday materials and a Styrofoam ball.

To reach goals and gain accomplishments, you have to have a plan for success. This activity will help your child to create goals for the upcoming school year.

This writing activity to get your third grader to combine the fun of poetry with the excitement of celebrating a birthday.

Is your precocious third grader a Shakespeare in the making? Challenge her growing vocabulary with a group game that rewards her wordy ways

Need help teaching your child to sequence and organize information? Creating this graphic organizer will help your child see what happened before and after.

Let your child step into the main character's shoes as they keep track of the setting, events, and names of characters in the story by keeping a journal.

Get your child writing as she describes the four seasons, then decorates a shape for each to hang in the house!

If your third grader is having difficulty sequencing events in a story, try creating this book square.

This 4th of July, end the battle for independence in your house, and show your child just how much freedom she can enjoy.

Get creative with this engaging activity where kids are asked to create their own pumpkin person and tap into their creative writing skills! Include all family members by having them create their very own pumpkin people.

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

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.

Gourd painting is a fun fall activity that makes for perfect Thanksgiving decorations. Try gourd painting with your child for some seasonal fun this autumn.

Give your third grader a head start in language arts by teaching her an alliteration lesson with this Santa Claus-themed writing project.

Help your child be a word detective as he builds excellent reading and comprehension skills on his search for clues to decipher meanings of unfamiliar words.

Thanksgiving dinner can be filled with fun and memorable interactions between family members. This holiday, why not memorialize some of those details and events with a family poem? You can create a lasting memory in the form of a poem with contributions f