Kindergarten English Language Arts Activities : Page 2

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

Practice reading and vocabulary by making sight words into a puzzle!

Everyone's heard of taking a dog for a walk. But how about an illustration? This activity teaches emerging readers to use pictures as context clues.

With nothing more than a flat open space and some lively kids, you can reinforce key concepts of punctuation while having lots of healthy laughs.

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.

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

Collect 26 rocks and paint each one with a letter of the alphabet for your very own alphabet rock collection.

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

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

Help your learner read, write, and understand letters and letter sounds with this delightful journal activity.

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!

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

Here's a fun activity that takes "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" to a new level--and builds strong kindergarten reading and writing skills

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

Encourage your writer to uncover their imagination and storytelling skills by authoring their very own book.

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

Does your child love to play with their food? Then they'll get a big kick out of this activity, where they'll practice handwriting skills...using rice.

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

Celebrate Irish history and culture this St. Patrick's Day by making a miniature version of the Blarney Stone!

Encourage your preschooler to learn about the letter "W" by creating a wonderful work of art.

Make grammar interesting for kinders, with this fun take on charades. They'll practice verbs and get in some giggles, too!

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!

Use a digital camera and some simple drawing supplies to help your kindergartener make a personalized letter-sound book.

All you need is chalk and pavement to set up this silly, fun, and practical game that reinforces important vocabulary.

This project combines arts and crafts with writing, as your child writes a story and publishes it into a book made out of a paper bag!

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.

This fun game helps to strengthen your kindergartener's speaking skills, by teaching him to answer questions with complete sentences.

Play a phonics scavenger hunt no matter where you are. This game will have your child sounding out words and finding letter sounds in the objects around them.

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

Help your first grader build sight word knowledge by creating a reading pointer and taking the family on a house-wide reading tour!