Kindergarten - 2nd Grade English Language Arts Activities : Page 7

Help your child be a word detective as he builds excellent reading and comprehension skills on his search for clues to decipher meanings of unfamiliar words.

Compound words get easier if kids can spot two smaller words that they already know inside. Add some fun to the process with this card game!

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.

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

Need help teaching your child to sequence and organize information? Creating this graphic organizer will help your child see what happened before and after.

Few places are as dense with words as a grocery store. The next time you find yourself trolling the aisles with an impatient kid, make it a reading adventure!

This 4th of July, end the battle for independence in your house, and show your child just how much freedom she can enjoy.

Here is a fun at-home physical activity that encourages movement while also working on literacy or math skills!

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 silly game that uses nursery rhymes to introduce a big concept in first grade reading and writing: learning about nouns and verbs.

Help your child use recycled materials, a little imagination and some writing skills to build his very own recycled creature.

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.

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

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

Get creative with this engaging activity where kids are asked to create their own pumpkin person and tap into their creative writing skills! Include all family members by having them create their very own pumpkin people.

Creating a book is one thing, but creating a codex is a whole different ball game.

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

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.

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.

Make going back to school a fun time! Let your child create her own pencil topper creatures using everyday materials and a Styrofoam ball.

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

Who are the people young readers meet in their books? This reading activity will help your first grader build important comprehension skills.

This activity will inspire adults and kids alike to take time to explore the beauty in their community and discover the colors of fall while developing their descriptive and creative writing skills!

Making a calendar is a great way for third graders to identify those words that are always capitalized. Here's how to get started.

This Father's Day, give dad something he'll really appreciate: a book about him, written by his favorite author...his son or daughter!

Knowing your antonyms from your synonyms is an important part of the second grade writing curriculum, and is a real boon for vocabulary.

Make a big green alligator with household items and help your kindergartener practices letters and sounds!

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.

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

Childhood summers are magical, full of splashy fun and relaxing afternoons. Preserving those memories should be special as well.