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

Play hopscotch with numbers, but also with letters, to get kids ready for reading.

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

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.

What happens after the prince and the princess get married? This writing activity allows your child to answer that question for herself.

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

Introduce your child to preliminary science concepts by challenging them to do this fun and simple cloud observation activity.

Here's a fun activity that will help your child learn to cut on a line, practice fine motor control, and create a beautiful garland, too.

Send your child on a table of contents treasure hunt to help build basic research skills! Navigating a book is a skill that is sure to come in handy later on.

Does your child love pretend and need practice with letters and the sounds they make? Get cooking! This activity is fun and builds key reading skills, too.

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.

Help your child learn to read! By making their own book, your child can get creative, and practice ten key sight words at the same time.

This activity allows your kindergartener to translate what they observe into a beautiful poem.

Make a textured name plate to hang on your preschooler's door!

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

This bookmark is a helpful tool to use during and after reading to remind your child of "good reader" strategies that she can use on her own.

Those second grade spelling lists may be getting serious, but that's no reason to stop having fun. Here's a high-energy hopscotch game to try.

Help your first grade reader master those letter blends like "ch" and "sh" with this memorable and hilarious beanbag toss game.

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

"Crown" dad this Father's Day—and sneak in some letter-sound practice, too.

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.

Turn your living room into a sophisticated café while your child and their friends explore the world of poetry with this unique and entertaining party idea.

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!

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

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!

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

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.

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.

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

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 slightly tweaked version of "Hide and Go Seek" hones listening: a key skill for kindergarten.