Preschool - 1st Grade English Language Arts Activities

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

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!

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

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!

Encourage your preschooler's creativity with this exciting art project! Every "scratch art" drawing is unique and colorful!

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

Reuse the tops of tissue boxes as photo frames for treasured family photos in this fun craft activity.

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

Your preschooler will engage their senses by making a scented pumpkin to decorate your house.

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

Make learning word families more hands-on and interactive with this simple craft that has your child making "word sliders" out of paper plates.

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

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

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.

Rewriting this classic Christmas carol will spark your child's creativity while strengthening his familiarity with grammar and style elements.

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.

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.

This slightly tweaked version of "Hide and Go Seek" hones listening: a key skill for kindergarten.

Take some of the spirit of musical chairs and incorporate it into an indoor obstacle course that will fine tune your child's motor skills!

Here's a fun activity that will help your child learn to cut on a line, practice fine motor control, and create a beautiful garland, too.

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.

Does your child love pretend and need practice with letters and the sounds they make? Get cooking! This activity is fun and builds key reading skills, too.

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

Try this goofy, first grade phonics craft that focuses on the letter "F" as in "Frog" and helps build crucial reading and spelling skills in your child.