Reading Activities : Page 4

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.

Turn a real-life hero into a folklore hero. Your child can write a tall tale that makes a Davy Crockett or John Henry out of someone they personally know.

Help your fourth grader affirm her place in the family and in the march of recent history with this family album project.

This activity is a great way to engage learners in Earth Day celebrations while cultivating skills around nonfiction comprehension and research writing.

In this activity, your first grader will practice calendar skills, observe the weather and learns to read calendar words. Here's how to get started:

Teaching kids that stories have an order is important, despite how fun it is to listen to the tale of the tomato that put on his pajamas and went for a swim.

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.

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

Here's an easy project: create a homework helper bookmark so your fourth grader can write down assignments and mark the pages he needs to read.

Teach your child the art of the status update with this cutting-edge take on the old-fashioned book report: the social media book review!

Transform your home into a theater with this fun Fall Family Theater Night activity! Invite the family to gather together to practice reading a fun fall-themed story in the format of a play.

Looking for Father's Day inspiration? Make him a "card" he can wear...and build up your kindergartener's reading skills while you're at it.

Here's an activity to help your child manage their nonfiction reading by focusing on the most important elements of what she's read.

This activity will give pre-readers practice building a story. And it's silly fun, too!

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

Textbook studying doesn't have to be a slog. Here's an at-home activity for before your middle-schooler begins those end-of-the-chapter review questions.

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

Help your child learn about the various elements of a story by creating a play based on her favorite picture book.

Here's an activity that takes fourth grade reading and writing skills beyond the classroom to offer a warm welcome to a new neighbor.

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!

Grandparents are always wondering what to get kids for their birthdays. Try out this idea: a list of 10 little-known facts about Grandma or Grandpa.

Make an "I'm NOT Bored" book filled with your child's favorite activities, to reference the next time she has the urge to declare, "I'm bored."

Put your kid to the test and have him compare and contrast elements in a narrative text by identifying how characters and situations are alike and different.

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.

Build your kindergartener's reading comprehension by making a classic box of objects that invite them into the books you're reading together.

Plan a family dinner based on the "Little House" books, and encourage reading in the household!