1st Grade English Language Arts Activities

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

Help your first grade child figure out contractions and their original two words by playing this simple game, Contraction Concentration!

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

Help your first grade reader master those letter blends like "ch" and "sh" with this memorable and hilarious beanbag toss game.

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.

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.

This goofy scramble book activity will bring laughs...but also some good, solid comprehension skills too!

Here's a rainy day phonics craft project for you and your first grader. Reel in those double "ee" words on this do-it-yourself eel!

Build your child's social studies skills by making a map together.

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.

All you need is chalk and pavement to set up this silly, fun, and practical game that reinforces important vocabulary.

Boost those first grade reading and writing skills with this sweet Mother's Day poem idea.

Here's a fun activity to reinforce simple short and long vowel words for your first grader.

Your child will love making this adorable clover clock that will help him learn how to tell time.

Celebrate Labor Day with this fun activity. Show your child how to make a "career book" and explore the many jobs that people have, while practicing writing.

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