1st and 2nd Grade English Language Arts Activities

Ask your kids to write these one-sentence "Holiday Wishes." Without realizing it, they'll be building third grade Language Arts skills.

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

Help your child gain reading comprehension skills, as well as listening and memory skills with this fun activity that uses his favorite book!

Foster a love of words in your little cupid this Valentine's Day by creating a memory game that doubles as an early reading activity.

Guide your first grader through a map drawing project inspired by her favorite fairy tale. Its masked as a fun art activity, but it also packs learning punch!

Use a deck of playing cards to practice place value and other math concepts with your upper elementary child!

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.

Practice reading with this fun game, where your first grader will "hunt" for hidden words around the house.

It's always good to have a little help during the holiday. Show your child how to set a table setting and then help him create a placemat map.

For Read Across America Day, challenge your first grader to come up with a story using magnetic words inspired by "Green Eggs and Ham" by Dr. Seuss.

Help your learner develop her fine motor and communication skills with this fun and festive fall activity.

Challenge your first or second grade reader to make 100 words in this reading and spelling activity for the 100th Day of School.

Spark your kids' interest in writing by helping them write a mini-book about their favorite subject: themselves!

Use the appeal of the common road sign to your advantage by creating a game with hidden learning opportunities.

Try this simple activity to stimulate some very complex thinking with your first grader to develop those all-important reading and comprehension skills.

A strong vocabulary helps your little one with all school subjects. With this scrambled words game, they won't mind brushing up on vocab and learning new words.

Combine kids' love of scavenger hunts with consonant blends to create a fun game that's perfect for everything from birthday parties to rainy days at home.

Help your child make an imaginative scene come to life by making a diorama. Your child will be practicing three dimensional thinking and language arts skills.

On Father's Day, delight Dad--and stretch your early reader, too!--with this adorable ABC book of "Fun with Dad."

Help your second grader grasp the concept of verb tenses with this silly card game!

Play hopscotch with numbers, but also with letters, to get kids ready for reading.

This 'handy' Thanksgiving wreath gets your child to focus on things he's grateful for all year. Create a Thanksgiving wreath with your child this November.

Sure, you can go out and buy a box of Valentine cards--but for a special message try this simple craft activity to make someone's day.

In this design thinking activity, your child will choose an animal to research, learn about the animal’s habitat, and then replicate the animal's habitat using household items.

Here's an activity that puts a new twist on a classic game. Help your first-grader create their own wooden word blocks and play sight word Jenga.

Those second grade spelling lists may be getting serious, but that's no reason to stop having fun. Here's a high-energy hopscotch game to try.

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

Invite your first grader to create this "layers of love" keepsake for that special someone! It holds a sweet, personal message for the recipient.

Help your first grader gain new reading skills in this fun, homemade phonics game that the whole family can enjoy!

If your child enjoys drawing, here's a fun way to learn about compound words that uses art as a visual aid.