Kindergarten and 1st Grade Reading Comprehension Activities

Rewriting this classic Christmas carol will spark your child's creativity while strengthening his familiarity with grammar and style elements.

Craft a paper rocket in this hands-on activity inspired by the life of Mae Jemison!

Help your learner develop her fine motor and communication skills with this fun and festive fall activity.

Make a tooth care poster with your kindergartener to help her understand how important it is to take care of those growing pearly whites!

Try this simple activity to stimulate some very complex thinking with your first grader to develop those all-important reading and comprehension skills.

Build your child's social studies skills by making a map together.

In this design thinking activity, your child will choose an animal to research, learn about the animal’s habitat, and then replicate the animal's habitat using household items.

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.

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

Research shows that when we focus on things we are grateful for, we literally rewire our brains to focus on the positive. Help kids experience the joy of gratitude by creating trees that give thanks.

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

This goofy scramble book activity will bring laughs...but also some good, solid comprehension skills too!

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.

This string a necklace arts activity teaches first grade readers to look for a story's beginning, middle, and end.

Take a beach ball, a marker, and a first grader. What do you get? An outdoor activity that works on reading comprehension, in the midst of a game of catch!

Create this quick and easy craft with your child, and then let their imagination float free as they write about it!

Save some money on the decorations with this simple birthday banner that your child can make himself!

Dads, this activity's for you. Brighten mom's day with a set of kid-designed "mom coupons" that are sure to keep mom happily pampered for weeks.

Let your imagination take flight as you explore the beautiful continent of Africa! Do this fun writing activity with your child to honor Black History Month.

Make a photo book to provide a reassuring guide for your child's first days and weeks of school.

Teach your kindergartener or first grader about the art of correspondence by guiding them to create their own postcards out of favorite family photographs.

Guide your first grader through a map drawing project inspired by her favorite fairy tale. Its masked as a fun art activity, but it also packs learning punch!

Here's an wholesome arts and crafts activity for your kid: create awesome handmade apple note cards with just some paint and blank paper!

Thanksgiving dinner can be filled with fun and memorable interactions between family members. This holiday, why not memorialize some of those details and events with a family poem? You can create a lasting memory in the form of a poem with contributions f

Children will read a book, then retell the story with pictures they have painted on stones.

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

Here's a creative preschool activity to make a crown, and build in some phonics practice while you're at it.

Help your kindergartener develop his sequencing skills in this activity that teaches him about a story's beginning, middle, and end.

Invite your first grader to create this "layers of love" keepsake for that special someone! It holds a sweet, personal message for the recipient.

Sure, you can go out and buy a box of Valentine cards--but for a special message try this simple craft activity to make someone's day.