Search Reading Comprehension Strategy Hands-on Activities

Craft a paper rocket in this hands-on activity inspired by the life of Mae Jemison!

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.

Children research and make a timeline of an inspiring woman in this biography activity.

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.

In this fun fall-themed activity, your child will design and decorate a pumpkin based on a picture book. After completing their pumpkin, they’ll write a short story about a new adventure related to their picture book.

Recruit a grandparent, pen pal, or far-off friend and get ready to engage your child in some old-fashioned communication, with a new twist.

Help your child practice his writing skills, while ensuring he'll get some mail to call his own, by making Family Mailboxes, a fun arts and crafts project.

Representing the story in a visual way makes it easier for your child to compare the traits of various characters.

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.

Paying attention to headers and subheaders is a great way to orient your child to the text they're tackling. Here's how:

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

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.

If your third grader is having difficulty sequencing events in a story, try creating this book square.

This Father's Day, give dad something he'll really appreciate: a book about him, written by his favorite author...his son or daughter!

This third grade writing activity brings home the lesson: it's not only what you write that's important, but how you write it, too.

Try this concrete, hands-on organization system and you can count on more efficient, less stressful evenings this school year.

Challenge your child to a word count war, and practice good note-taking skills at the same time!

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!

Have your kid try his hand at mood charades. It's a great way to promote social development and hone reading comprehension skills, not to mention tons of fun!

Who are the people young readers meet in their books? This reading activity will help your first grader build important comprehension skills.

Looking for a teacher gift? Here's a way for your preschooler to show off her growing writing skills and create a cute picture frame to show her thanks, too!

Are you looking for a new way to help your fourth grader celebrate New Year's Day? Try this Flash Back Book!

Looking for a unique arts and crafts activity that gives some writing practice? Help your child make her own back-to-school business cards!

Strengthen your fourth grader's reading skills with this analytic "reader's theater" activity.