Kindergarten - 2nd Grade English Language Arts Activities : Page 3

Help your first grade reader become an expert in "sh," "ch," and "th" words with this fun, homemade game.

Encourage your child to explore her favorite fairy tale, and learn about characters, plot, setting and story sequence as she draws her own pictures.

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

Help your preschooler learn the Four Questions prior to the big night with a homemade book, complete with words and illustrations!

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.

Help your child create an autumn poem full of colorful sensory details.

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!

Build up those kindergarten letter-sound reading skills...and create a whimsical, practical craft at the same time.

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

Build second and third grade writing skills by using pictures to help kids "see" how to use details in their stories.

Parents can help their children at home by using a dialogue journal to model good writing.

Create Fairy Tale Dice and inspire your learner to weave fantastic fairy tales and improve their reading and writing skills at the same time!

Got a kid who's learning to read? Looking for a new board game to add to the bunch? With a little help from your child, you can make a game of your own!

Make a garland of paper flags representing your child's favorite countries.

Better than any store bought Father's Day card, this touching keepsake lets your child give Dad a peek into their relationship from her point of view.

Challenge your first or second grade reader to make 100 words in this reading and spelling activity for the 100th Day of School.

This alphabet hunt is pure pirate-loving fun. And it gives kids practice in learning to recognize letters and sounds-- a key skill for reading readiness.

Challenge your learner to a whole new method of storytelling, and improve their fine motor skills in the process.

Counting syllables can be tough. Help your kid get some practice on Valentine's Day with this simple game.

Boost those first grade reading and writing skills with this sweet Mother's Day poem idea.

Take a nature walk in your backyard or local park to find one object for every letter of the alphabet. Then put them together in this handy nature book.

Helping your child learn to read doesn't only have to mean using books from the library or from the store. You can make a book of your own - a nonsense book!

Here's a delightful kindergarten project that will boost your child's reading and writing skills--and make for a happy time on a rainy day, too.

Here's a writing activity that helps young learners explore an ant's perspective...and practice writing, too!

This book-making activity is quick and easy, and it gives emerging readers insight into how a story's illustrations provide context clues.

Rhyming helps kids better understand word structure. This silly game transforms rhymes into a mystery bag guessing game.

Try this fun outdoor game to improve your first grader's reading skills. This activity is perfect for summer!

Help your child score points with a personalized message of her own. All it takes is a set of handmade letter tiles to create some word wall art.

New readers need to develop a "bank" of words they can read by sight. Hate flashcards? Consider this fresh way to practice sight words to perfection...Bingo!

Kindergarteners are expected to master the alphabet. Get your child outside and exercising with this fun, move and shake alphabet game.