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

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.

Help your kids put together a travel journal for your family's next vacation to get them reading, writing, and thinking about what's happening on the trip.

This activity is a great way to engage learners in Earth Day celebrations while cultivating skills around nonfiction comprehension and research writing.

Looking for a way to make vocab practice a little more engaging? This easy twist on the classic game is a great way to build your child's vocabulary.

Write to a deployed soldier to help your child practice reading, writing, and get a better understanding of what it means to serve our country.

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

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.

Show your fourth grader how to make a delicate, dried flower bookmark with flowers native to their neighborhood.

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.

Learn about the Bill of Rights this Presidents Day by playing a Pictionary-inspired drawing game. Players draw a right as others try to guess what it is.

Make English grammar fun with this engaging card game! Play a few rounds after a lesson on tenses to help students review what they have learned.

Want to build your child's literary repertoire with tools like foreshadowing and description? Try a spooky Halloween story!

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

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

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!

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

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."

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.

Give your fourth grader a head start in poetry with a simile writing activity that guides him in crafting a cute poem about the beloved family pet.

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.

Make a poster with your child about what she wants to be when she grows up, while helping her practice her writing, researching, and artistic skills.

Have your kid try his hand at mood charades. It's a great way to promote social development and hone reading comprehension skills, not to mention tons of fun!

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.

Test your learner's knowledge of Barack Obama by challenging your child to complete a crossword puzzle about the President after reading a short biography.

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

There are hundreds of properties in rocks which you can describe, so get your geology goggles on and get ready to rock your child's science skills.

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

Science fair project which evaluates different athletic shoes in order to find out whether any of them affect a person's ability to run.

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

Encourage your child to explore her favorite fairy tale, and learn about characters, plot, setting and story sequence as she draws her own pictures.