Kindergarten - 4th 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.

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

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways ... on my eight limbs and eight hearts!

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

Does your child need help reading common words? Make this family board game. It's so fun, they won't even realize they're learning!

Ask a child if they want to practice the alphabet and you'll likely get snubbed. But ask if they'd like to play letter detective? You might hook yourself a fish.

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 understand that letters, put in a certain order, make words. In this fun activity they'll get to make their own puzzle, and practice letters, too!

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

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.

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.

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

Any decent Halloween celebration isn't complete without a cat. Even though this cat has an arched back to look as if it's hissing, it's still cute!

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.

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.

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.

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

Challenge your first grader to wordsmith her way to victory with this puzzle! Who can find the most words in the letters of "Saint Patrick's Day"?

Celebrate Irish history and culture this St. Patrick's Day by making a miniature version of the Blarney Stone!

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!

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."

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.