Preschool - 2nd Grade English Language Arts Activities

What if your child couldn't see the pictures of a picture book? In this activity, she'll listen to a story without looking at the images, and create her own.

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!

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.