Writing Activities and Games
Writing activities to help show your child the fun side of learning! From easy writing activities to more advanced, we've got you covered! Use the selector on the right to narrow your search for writing activities by grade.
Sequence Those Sentences, A Story Game
For kindergarteners, the concept of a story having a beginning, middle, and end is only just starting to make sense. Help your kindergartener develop his story sequencing skills in this activity that teaches him about story parts with sentence strips.
Create a Family How-to Guide
These days, pretty much all appliances have complicated directions. Help your child understand them by making a Family How-to guide! He'll figure out how to work that tricky DVR and practice his reading and writing skills!
Play "Roll Those Words", A Reading Activity
Let those good reading times roll! Re-use wooden building blocks or old board game dice to get your child practicing her reading and sentence-writing skills in this twist on a classic word dice game.
Send a Phoneme Postcard
Even in first grade, spelling can seem awfully complicated, so teaching your child some spelling strategies and patterns can really help him improve. In this activity, give your child the opportunity to get some spelling practice in while creating a wacky postcard at the same time.
Mud Painting: Outdoor Writing Fun!
If you're looking for something to keep your kid busy on a warm day, and give him some writing practice in the process, look no further than that mound of dirt in your yard and the hose sitting nearby. Bring on the mud!
Write a Tall Tale About Your Family
Remember the story of Paul Bunyan? He's probably the most popular character from a tall tale in America. Second grade is when children start to learn about tall tales, so use this activity to help them practice their understanding of the genre by writing a silly story about your family!
Have a Word of the Day Competition
Increase your child's vocabulary with this fun, competitive game. One word is picked out of a bag each day, and whoever uses it correctly the most times wins! This game will help build your child's word bank, and can even help her score higher on those tricky standardized tests!
Write Silly Sentences to Master Verb Tenses
Many children struggle to understand all the different parts of speech. Here's a game to help your child grasp the concept of verb tenses. With this silly card game, the entire family can play together and she'll become an expert of verb tenses in no time.
Learn to Spell with Scrambled Letters
Boggle is a popular game among adults who love a good word puzzle. Here's a homemade version that your second grader can play that will help him learn to spell. Compete together to make it fun for the whole family!
Teach Nutrition with the Food Pyramid
Make a poster of the food pyramid to help your child understand the fundamentals of nutrition! Keep it in the kitchen and let the whole family benefit from it.
