Reading Comprehension Strategies Hands-on Activities

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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!

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

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!

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!

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

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

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

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

Help your child to create a familiar favorite from a book or series he adores out of papier-mache. Exercise your child's imagination and language arts skills.

Help your children practice their presentation skills by helping them create their very own show called "The Daily News."