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

You've probably played the game "I Spy." It's perfect for long car rides. But with a little tweaking, the game can also help kids practice syllables.

It doesnât take long for flashcard drills about prefixes and suffixes to get old. Turn the learning process into a treasure hunt with this fun activity!

Encourage your preschooler's creativity with this exciting art project! Every "scratch art" drawing is unique and colorful!

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

Help your first grade child figure out contractions and their original two words by playing this simple game, Contraction Concentration!

Here's a fun game that you can play at home to get your child thinking about prefixes and suffixes.

Try this fun outdoor game to improve your first grader's reading skills. This activity is perfect for summer!

Challenge your first or second grade reader to make 100 words in this reading and spelling activity for the 100th Day of School.

Make learning word families more hands-on and interactive with this simple craft that has your child making "word sliders" out of paper plates.

This silly game is a fun way to introduce and reinforce sight words--by fishing for them!

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.

It's always good to have a little help during the holiday. Show your child how to set a table setting and then help him create a placemat map.

In this activity, your students will research a favorite superhero and discuss which of their powers are real and not real. Your students will be able to complete a simple research chart and graphic organizer.

This goofy scramble book activity will bring laughs...but also some good, solid comprehension skills too!

Help your second grader grasp the concept of verb tenses with this silly card game!

By incorporating natural materials and the powers of observation, your child will become a backyard naturalist while building early writing and drawing skills!

If your child enjoys drawing, here's a fun way to learn about compound words that uses art as a visual aid.

Help your child make an imaginative scene come to life by making a diorama. Your child will be practicing three dimensional thinking and language arts skills.

Children will read a book, then retell the story with pictures they have painted on stones.

Children take inspiration from Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai to write their own blog listicle on a topic of their choosing.

Help your first grade reader become an expert in "sh," "ch," and "th" words with this fun, homemade game.

Take some of the spirit of musical chairs and incorporate it into an indoor obstacle course that will fine tune your child's motor skills!

On Father's Day, delight Dad--and stretch your early reader, too!--with this adorable ABC book of "Fun with Dad."

Combine kids' love of scavenger hunts with consonant blends to create a fun game that's perfect for everything from birthday parties to rainy days at home.

This 'handy' Thanksgiving wreath gets your child to focus on things he's grateful for all year. Create a Thanksgiving wreath with your child this November.

Let your child play with scissors! Put them to work, creating a book that will keep them busy, and help them practice their letters, too.

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!

If your kid likes to color, you probably know all too well that crayons go quickly. Put those crayon stubs to use by creating colorful ironed wax paper art!

Help your learner develop her fine motor and communication skills with this fun and festive fall activity.

In almost every preschool classroom is a sensory table. Learn how to make one at home!