2nd - 4th Grade English Language Arts Activities : Page 4

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

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

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

Grandparents are always wondering what to get kids for their birthdays. Try out this idea: a list of 10 little-known facts about Grandma or Grandpa.

This bookmark is a helpful tool to use during and after reading to remind your child of "good reader" strategies that she can use on her own.

Take advantage of the upcoming Irish holiday, Saint Patrick's Day, to encourage your third grader to flex his poetry muscles and come up with a haiku.

Transform your home into a theater with this fun Fall Family Theater Night activity! Invite the family to gather together to practice reading a fun fall-themed story in the format of a play.

Work on reading fluency with your child. This fun game will even engage her concentration skills without her knowing.

This homemade educational travel game will keep your young child entertained and learning reading, writing, shapes and colors. All you need is a tissue box!

Here's a fun way for your child to exercise his writing chops...and prove a point! A great way to practice persuasive writing.

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

Looking for a unique arts and crafts activity that gives some writing practice? Help your child make her own back-to-school business cards!

Multiplication facts are a necessary skill, and this board game provides a fun way for your third grader to practice them!

There's only one word that rhymes with orange. This is bad news for poets who want to write about oranges. But what if they use word play instead?

Does your child know all the greatest kid-friendly places in town? Here's an activity that lets them create a cool city guide and work their writing chops, too!

Challenge your child to a word count war, and practice good note-taking skills at the same time!

Try your hand at writing jump rope rhymes by organizing your ideas first, then composing your creation like a poem.

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

Show your second grader how to celebrate nature by turning some collected pencil shavings into miniature 3-D designs.

This fun writing activity takes a regular task - writing a story - and transforms it into a collaborative writing experience for hilarious results!

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.

Mad Libs are fun but they're even better when your fourth grader gets to make the story himself!

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

Build second and third grade writing skills by using pictures to help kids "see" how to use details in their stories.

Help your child learn the parts of speech! Start with adjectives and have your child describe Santa Claus to someone who has never heard of him.

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!

Learn about how to write a couplet poem in this easy introduction to the classic poetry style.

Here's an activity to teach your fourth grader how to reflect on her past year and set specific, attainable goals to reach in the New Year.

With this activity, your third grader will get experience with informational writing, and your Thanksgiving guests will leave with a keepsake to cherish!

Let your third grader newscaster practice presentation skills with this video "card" to celebrate Dad this Father's Day!