Reading Activities and Games
Reading activities to help show your child the fun side of learning! From easy reading activities to help practice letters to more advanced reading skills, we've got you covered! Use the selector on the right to narrow your search by grade.
Throw a Post-It Party
While there are many ways to learn about character traits, representing the information in a visual way makes it easier for your child to compare the traits of various characters.
Fact or Inference? Learn the Difference
Here's an enjoyable at-home activity that gives your child step-by-step practice identifying the important parts of an article and organizing his ideas.
You're on the Air! Write a Commercial
By strengthening their oral communication skills, students become confident speakers, whether they are speaking one-on-one or to an audience. Here's a great activity that will bring out the performer in your child!
Public Speaking 101
Here's a fun way to get the whole family involved in helping your high school student prepare to give a speech, while creating a family keepsake in the process!
"Bump!" A Spelling Game
Students usually study for spelling tests by looking over the words and spelling them out loud. Here's a spelling game that gets the whole family involved!
Reviewing Romeo and Juliet
Sure, Shakespeare can be kind of confusing. But, leave the doths and thees behind, and you've got a story any teen can understand.
Action! Make Movies as you Read
For a fun way to encourage your child to read, try this comprehension technique made to satisfy visual learners. It's imaginative, artistic, and best of all, uses movie-making visualization to get your child a ticket to the theater of reading!
Count 'N Catch: A Skip Counting Game
Encourage your child to practice skip counting by transforming number patterns with this fun and interactive game of catch. It will get your child moving and learning, ball in hand!
Make a Reading Bookmark!
This bookmark is a helpful tool to use during and after reading to remind your child of "good reader" strategies that they can use themselves. It is also kept right where it should be--inside your child's book!
Play Vocabulary Bingo
It's an easy twist on the classic game and it will prepare your fifth grader for the vocabulary challenges that lie ahead!
