Early Childhood English Language Arts Activities

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

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

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

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!

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.

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.

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

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!

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!

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

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

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

Help your child develop her letter recognition skills throughout the week leading up to Valentineâs Day with this simple activity.

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

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.

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

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

Once your child has mastered the letters of the alphabet it's time to start building words! Try out this activity that encourages simple word recognition.

Create this quick and easy craft with your child, and then let their imagination float free as they write about it!

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

Help you child learn the key pieces to a sentence, by creating sentence puzzles at home.

Rhyming helps kids better understand word structure. This silly game transforms rhymes into a mystery bag guessing game.

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.

In almost every preschool classroom is a sensory table. Learn how to make one at home!

Draw letter people with your child to help her take a closer look at the letters, and see the differences between them.

In this creative arts and crafts activity, children will design and create their very own alphabet tree!

Few places are as dense with words as a grocery store. The next time you find yourself trolling the aisles with an impatient kid, make it a reading adventure!

Make a tooth care poster with your kindergartener to help her understand how important it is to take care of those growing pearly whites!

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.