2nd - 5th Grade English Language Arts Activities

Greek mythology offers up some of the most epic tales ever. This Greek mythology tree activity introduces him to some of the main characters in Greek mythology.

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.

Inspire a love for the written word by creating an illustrated nature poetry book with your kids.

By incorporating natural materials and the powers of observation, your child will become a backyard naturalist while building early writing and drawing skills!

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.

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

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

Create a prefix-suffix flip-book and help improve decoding skills and vocabulary.

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

Take advantage of the upcoming Irish holiday, Saint Patrick's Day, to encourage your third grader to flex his poetry muscles and come up with a haiku.

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.

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.

Encourage your child to take in the tastes, smells, sights, sounds and textures of the year's spookiest holiday with a sensory poem!

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

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

Does your fifth grader need a study buddy for geometry? Forget about a tutor. Help him make his own geometry dictionary!

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!

St. Patrick's Day may be all about the 'luck" of the Irish, but this project encourages your child to share her personal experience with luck.

It doesnât take long for flashcard drills about prefixes and suffixes to get old. Turn the learning process into a treasure hunt with this fun activity!

In the spirit of Seuss and all things creative and silly, celebrate reading and all that it has to offer with this fun and interactive story box.

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

Here's a fun activity that will give your child a way to develop his sentences, making them more detailed and interesting.

Help your kids put together a travel journal for your family's next vacation to get them reading, writing, and thinking about what's happening on the trip.

Parts of speech can be a difficult and dreary concept for many kids, but you can quickly turn that feeling around with this fun game.

This science fair project idea discovers if an artificial light source will yield the same plant health and growth rates as light from the sun.

Learn about the CUPS strategy, a useful tool for editing children's writing.

Here's a cheat sheet to help break down words in order to find their meaning.

Learn about the Bill of Rights this Presidents Day by playing a Pictionary-inspired drawing game. Players draw a right as others try to guess what it is.

Create your very own "stained glass" flower, the perfect gift for mom this Mother's Day!

Looking for a way to make vocab practice a little more engaging? This easy twist on the classic game is a great way to build your child's vocabulary.