2nd - 4th Grade English Language Arts Activities : Page 5

Research shows that when we focus on things we are grateful for, we literally rewire our brains to focus on the positive. Help kids experience the joy of gratitude by creating trees that give thanks.

Help your child use recycled materials, a little imagination and some writing skills to build his very own recycled creature.

Talk about ice cream while helping your 4th grader work on crucial punctuation skills.

Knowing your antonyms from your synonyms is an important part of the second grade writing curriculum, and is a real boon for vocabulary.

Show your child how to write a diamante poem, which makes use of a simple structure and results in a diamond-shaped poem.

Making personalized postcards out of meaningful photographs is a fun, rainy day project.

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

Many kids find themselves especially challenged by writing in third grade. Here's how you can help, using a technique called "storyboarding."

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

To help keep summer memories alive, have your fifth grader utilize their writing skills to create a summer book keepsake!

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

Design a special recipe book just for mom. Kid-made and packed with recipes for some of mom's favorite dishes, it's sure to be a hit on Mother's Day.

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.

What exactly went on in a typical dinosaur family? Travel back to the Mesozoic Era and bring out your kid's creative side with this sequencing activity.

Even the most reluctant beginning writers love to experiment with the "cliffhanger."

A pangram is a sentence that uses all the letters in the English alphabet. In this group game kids might just learn a thing or two about word choice in writing!

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

Use muffin tins to create a simple, affordable and fun game to help your child practice their vocabulary!

Here's an activity that takes fourth grade reading and writing skills beyond the classroom to offer a warm welcome to a new neighbor.

Does your young writer need more details to beef up her writing? Why not make it fun by mixing in some creative artwork, and take her writing to the next level.

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

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

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

Help your third grader practice his writing skills and learn to operate household appliances like the washing machine or DVR with this Family How-to guide!

Your spotlight-loving third or fourth grader will be delighted to play this improvisational game of freeze theater with family or friends.

Children will read a book, then retell the story with pictures they have painted on stones.

By incorporating natural materials and the powers of observation, your child will become a backyard naturalist while building early writing and drawing skills!

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.

Give your third grader's reading and writing skills a stretch: have her create a Care Manual for your pet the next time your family goes away.

Plan a family dinner based on the "Little House" books, and encourage reading in the household!