Kindergarten and 1st Grade English Language Arts Activities : Page 5

This simple fall-themed syllable game is a great way to introduce the concept of a syllable to your young learner.

Once readers know the individual sounds letters make, they need to learn how to blend them and how to break them apart. This activity will help them practice.

Foster a love of words in your little cupid this Valentine's Day by creating a memory game that doubles as an early reading activity.

Looking for Father's Day inspiration? Make him a "card" he can wear...and build up your kindergartener's reading skills while you're at it.

Make these simple homemade New Year's gifts with your child this holiday season to give to friends and family, each with a special message inside.

Here's a household scavenger hunt that shows kids the natural sources behind everyday objects...and builds reading skills, too!

What's the first letter? Play this game with your first grader the next time you read together, and watch her reading skills grow as she climbs the levels.

Put numbers and letters together -- key kindergarten math and reading skills -- while creating a marvelous game piece for outdoor play!

These Thanksgiving place cards are a fun turkey-twist on traditional place markers. Make a set of these Thanksgiving place cards with your child this November.

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

Salute your "#1 Dad" with this creative pop-up card!

In this parts of speech fall scavenger hunt, kids will search for all the hidden leaves, sort them into parts of speech categories, and then practice creating their own sentences using the words they find.

What are you the most thankful for? Challenge your kid to think about all the reasons he has to be thankful and make a turkey featuring one particular thing.

Practice reading and writing by helping your first grader create a family recipe book!

Challenge your first grader to wordsmith her way to victory with this puzzle! Who can find the most words in the letters of "Saint Patrick's Day"?

Here's a fun activity you can do at the library to help your child learn the sequencing of numbers and letters.

Give your kindergartener an outlet to articulate his thoughts about going to school for the first time by setting aside time to help him write in his journal.

Make a Santa-shaped "wish card" holder for your child...and sneak in some solid practice in reading and writing, too!

Here's an activity to help your first grader read and write, while staying in touch with a faraway friend or relative. Here's how:

Here's a sweet gift you and your child can make together, sure to please the most finicky valentine.

Here's an adorable kindergarten refrigerator magnet that celebrates the glories of the letter "B" and benefits your early reader.

Build your kindergartener's reading comprehension by making a classic box of objects that invite them into the books you're reading together.

By using watercolor paints to practice writing letters, sentences, and math problems, your child will practice first grade skills in his "Sidewalk School."

Use a beloved toy as a jumping-off point for a fantastic storytelling exercise in this activity that will get the littlest ones thinking about creative writing.

Help your child pick up spelling, alphabetical order, sight word practice, and reading fast with just simple clothespins and paint sticks.

Is your child learning to "sound it out"? This game will help him stretch his "decoding" skills so when he runs into new words, he's ready to take them on.

A new twist on the game of charades will inspire your first grader to look at her favorite books in a whole new light.

Delight your first grader by combining a reading activity with a fun "tea party" as she unscrambles cut-up words in a tea bag to form sentences and stories.

Use real elastic to help your kindergartener learn to "stretch" and blend letters to read words.