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

To celebrate black history month, use this matching quiz to help your kid demonstrate their knowledge of famous African-Americans.

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

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.

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

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

If you can make a list, you can write a poem! Get your child to practice their writing and expression with a list poem.

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

In celebration of Earth Day, help your fifth grader write a poem from the Earth to its inhabitants.

Writing a book about a favorite trip can be fun, rewarding and a great way to practice organizational, thinking, and communication skills.

Help your kid get a handle on punctuation by challenging her to create a story that's truly out of this world.

The alphabet is a big learning milestone for most kids. Help your child learn alphabetical order by making a food list in this fun Thanksgiving activity.

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.

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

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?

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

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.

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

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.

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.

In this cooler-than-average writing activity, your child uses paint chips and words to write a story!

This game will help build your child's word bank as she competes with family members for the "Word of the Day" champion title.

Is your kid indecisive about what he wants to be when he grows up? Instead of concentrating on just one dream, encourage him to explore the possibilities.

Send your child on a table of contents treasure hunt to help build basic research skills! Navigating a book is a skill that is sure to come in handy later on.

Turn your living room into a sophisticated café while your child and their friends explore the world of poetry with this unique and entertaining party idea.

Your child can transform an everyday sight into a persuasive writing exercise by starting with the "product" she knows best: her family!

Get your little traveler ready for a âround-the-world adventure! Kids will get a geography lesson, writing practice and a great appreciation for traveling.

Try this delicious and nutritious recipe for Green Eggs and Ham, inspired by Dr. Seuss's classic story of Sam I Am.

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.

Celebrate the new school year with a back to school poem!

Encourage your child to take in the tastes, smells, sights, sounds and textures of the year's spookiest holiday with a sensory poem!