Kindergarten - 2nd Grade Reading Activities : Page 2

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

What exactly went on in a typical dinosaur family? Travel back to the Mesozoic Era and bring out your kid's creative side with this sequencing activity.

Give your child a chance to review his knowledge of safety and show off his writing skills at the same time by writing a safety manual to share at home.

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

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.

Make a story summary folder with your child to help develop reading comprehension and critical thinking skills.

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

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

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

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

Looking for a teacher gift? Here's a way for your preschooler to show off her growing writing skills and create a cute picture frame to show her thanks, too!

Here's an authentic writing task that is perfect for Earth Day, or any day! In this activity, your child's pen becomes an instrument of planetary importance.

Grandparents are always wondering what to get kids for their birthdays. Try out this idea: a list of 10 little-known facts about Grandma or Grandpa.

Help your child to create a familiar favorite from a book or series he adores out of papier-mache. Exercise your child's imagination and language arts skills.

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

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.

Kids can turn a favorite fairy tale into a rebus puzzle by replacing the nouns in the story with pictures that they draw themselves.

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

Paying attention to headers and subheaders is a great way to orient your child to the text they're tackling. Here's how:

Help your child practice his writing skills, while ensuring he'll get some mail to call his own, by making Family Mailboxes, a fun arts and crafts project.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

Looking for a unique arts and crafts activity that gives some writing practice? Help your child make her own back-to-school business cards!

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

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:

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