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

In this writing activity, let your child reflect on the past and practice their writing skills and word usage as they create an "I Used to, Now I" poem.

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

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.

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

This writing activity will promote dialogue about racial segregation and its impact on African-Americans throughout history with your child.

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.

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

Help Mother's Day feel special for weeks and months ahead, while giving your child some good writing practice, too.

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

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

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.

Not every poem needs to be about leaves and love. If your fifth grader is more attached to his phone or computer, introduce him to the apostrophe poem.

Add some artsy fun to your child's next reading adventure by letting them draw the characters.

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.

To help your child turn a critical eye to his own school performance, and motivate him to take responsibility, make a progress portfolio!

Looking for a fun group activity for kids? Offering writing practice, grammar review, and plenty of hands-on creativity, wacky word art is the way to go.

Show your little poet how to create a beautiful acrostic poem for someone special this Valentine's Day.

Making Dad a comic book is a great gift for Father's Day, and one that helps them work on fine motor skills, storytelling and handwriting.

What happens after the prince and the princess get married? This writing activity allows your child to answer that question for herself.

Help your child put a new spin on her favorite myth by turning it into a mad lib! Guaranteed to bring the giggles, this fun activity also packs in the learning.

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.

Anyone can write Dad a card for Father's Day; but for the dad who loves sports, get the family to write him a special haiku on a basketball instead!

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

Strengthen your fourth grader's reading skills with this analytic "reader's theater" activity.

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!

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

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

Send your child on an online hunt where he will practice working with search engines and use his reading comprehension skills to find specific information.