3rd - 5th Grade Grammar and Mechanics Activities

Create a prefix-suffix flip-book and help improve decoding skills and vocabulary.

A nonet is a 9-line poem. Like haiku, each line has a specific number of syllables, starting with nine in the first line and ending with only one in the last.

Here's a cheat sheet to help break down words in order to find their meaning.

Parts of speech can be a difficult and dreary concept for many kids, but you can quickly turn that feeling around with this fun game.

It doesnât take long for flashcard drills about prefixes and suffixes to get old. Turn the learning process into a treasure hunt with this fun activity!

Here's a fun activity that will give your child a way to develop his sentences, making them more detailed and interesting.

Here's a fun game that you can play at home to get your child thinking about prefixes and suffixes.

Work on homophones, words that sound the same, and spelling with this imaginative activity!

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.

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.

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

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

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

Here's a fun activity to show your child how to use prefixes and root words to "root out" the meaning of a word!

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.

This flash card game will help your child memorize words while visually learning the differences between objects.

Remember the classic card game, Go Fish? Here's a fun twist on it that will help your kid learn her the different parts of speech in a fun way!

As Mother's Day approaches, everyone's grateful! Let your third grader assemble this special book with words from the whole family.

Students usually study for spelling tests by looking over the words and spelling them out loud. Here's a spelling game that gets the whole family involved!

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.

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.

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

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!

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.

Here's a great activity to get your child using imagination and artistic skills to create a handmade vocabulary book, complete with illustrations!

Is your precocious third grader a Shakespeare in the making? Challenge her growing vocabulary with a group game that rewards her wordy ways

This game will help your child write with more attention to detail.

Strong writing engages all five senses, and this fabulous fall-themed simile activity is the perfect way to celebrate sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch.

Give your third grader a head start in language arts by teaching her an alliteration lesson with this Santa Claus-themed writing project.