Preschool - 1st Grade Reading Comprehension Activities

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

Help your child gain reading comprehension skills, as well as listening and memory skills with this fun activity that uses his favorite book!

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

What if your child couldn't see the pictures of a picture book? In this activity, she'll listen to a story without looking at the images, and create her own.

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

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!

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.

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

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!

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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