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Make a Story with Magnetic Words
Make a Story with Magnetic Words
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Make a Story with Magnetic Words
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.
1st grade
Reading & Writing
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Make and Play a Loteria Board Game
Make and Play a Loteria Board Game
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Make and Play a Loteria Board Game
Play loteria, a Mexican board game! Help your child make this fun and festive game to help her build her vocabulary and have a blast while she's at it.
2nd grade
Social studies
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Word Wall Art
Word Wall Art
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Word Wall Art
Help your child score points with a personalized message of her own. All it takes is a set of handmade letter tiles to create some word wall art.
2nd grade
Reading & Writing
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Valentine's Word Game
Valentine's Word Game
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Valentine's Word Game
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.
1st grade
Reading & Writing
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Scrambled Words
Scrambled Words
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Scrambled Words
A strong vocabulary helps your little one with all school subjects. With this scrambled words game, they won't mind brushing up on vocab and learning new words.
2nd grade
Reading & Writing
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Go on a Direction Scavenger Hunt
Go on a Direction Scavenger Hunt
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Go on a Direction Scavenger Hunt
This scavenger hunt game is simple, but it's fun, and it will arm your child with the directional vocabulary he should master in time for kindergarten.
Preschool
Reading & Writing
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Hopped Up Hide and Seek
Hopped Up Hide and Seek
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Hopped Up Hide and Seek
This slightly tweaked version of "Hide and Go Seek" hones listening: a key skill for kindergarten.
Preschool
Social studies
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"Bump!" A Spelling Game
"Bump!" A Spelling Game
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"Bump!" A Spelling Game
Students usually study for spelling tests by looking over the words and spelling them out loud. Here's a spelling game that gets the whole family involved!
5th grade
Reading & Writing
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Sight Word Island Hopping!
Sight Word Island Hopping!
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Sight Word Island Hopping!
All you need is chalk and pavement to set up this silly, fun, and practical game that reinforces important vocabulary.
1st grade
Reading & Writing
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Reading Tour
Reading Tour
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Reading Tour
Help your first grader build sight word knowledge by creating a reading pointer and taking the family on a house-wide reading tour!
1st grade
Reading & Writing
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Make a "Word Slider"
Make a "Word Slider"
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Make a "Word Slider"
Make learning word families more hands-on and interactive with this simple craft that has your child making "word sliders" out of paper plates.
Kindergarten
Reading & Writing
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Word Recognition
Word Recognition
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Word Recognition
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.
Kindergarten
Reading & Writing
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Make a Name Puzzle
Make a Name Puzzle
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Make a Name Puzzle
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!
Preschool
Reading & Writing
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Play Post-It Bingo!
Play Post-It Bingo!
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Play Post-It Bingo!
New readers need to develop a "bank" of words they can read by sight. Hate flashcards? Consider this fresh way to practice sight words to perfection...Bingo!
1st grade
Reading & Writing
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Sight Words Memory Game
Sight Words Memory Game
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Sight Words Memory Game
Does your child need help reading common words? Make this family board game. It's so fun, she won't even realize she's learning!
Kindergarten
Reading & Writing
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Sight Word Puzzle
Sight Word Puzzle
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Sight Word Puzzle
Help your first grader practice sight words with this fun activity. Learn how to put together a puzzle while practicing common sight words.
1st grade
Reading & Writing
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Make a Sight Word Book
Make a Sight Word Book
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Make a Sight Word Book
Help your child learn to read! By making their own book, your child can get creative, and practice ten key sight words at the same time.
Kindergarten
Reading & Writing
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Practice Reading with Newspaper "Highlights"
Practice Reading with Newspaper "Highlights"
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Practice Reading with Newspaper "Highlights"
With a newspaper, highlighter, and some fun extra prizes, you can help your first grader start lifetime reading habits with print all around us.
1st grade
Reading & Writing
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Hop On Those Spelling Words!
Hop On Those Spelling Words!
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Hop On Those Spelling Words!
Those second grade spelling lists may be getting serious, but that's no reason to stop having fun. Here's a high-energy hopscotch game to try.
2nd grade
Reading & Writing
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It's All Natural! A Materials Scavenger Hunt
It's All Natural! A Materials Scavenger Hunt
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It's All Natural! A Materials Scavenger Hunt
Here's a household scavenger hunt that shows kids the natural sources behind everyday objects...and builds reading skills, too!
1st grade
Science
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Code Cracker
Code Cracker
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Code Cracker
These secret code activities are fun, and also provide fourth graders with great opportunities to practice language development and logical reasoning.
4th grade
Reading & Writing
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Practice Reading with a Word Hunt
Practice Reading with a Word Hunt
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Practice Reading with a Word Hunt
Practice reading with this fun game, where your first grader will "hunt" for hidden words around the house.
1st grade
Reading & Writing
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Make a Father's Day Crown
Make a Father's Day Crown
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Make a Father's Day Crown
"Crown" dad this Father's Day—and sneak in some letter-sound practice, too.
1st grade
Reading & Writing
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Sight Word Jenga
Sight Word Jenga
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Sight Word Jenga
Here's an activity that puts a new twist on a classic game. Help your first-grader create his own wooden word blocks and play sight word Jenga.
1st grade
Reading & Writing
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Discovery Travel Game
Discovery Travel Game
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Discovery Travel Game
This homemade educational travel game will keep your young child entertained and learning reading, writing, shapes and colors. All you need is a tissue box!
2nd grade
Reading & Writing
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Search Spelling Hands-on Activities

Spelling activities guide students through I before E and more through games! Practicing common spelling concepts through games and crafts creates a memorable experience, and thus the spelling concepts are memorized without the standard at-desk study time. Spell with pennies, make anagrams, and go on a dictionary treasure hunt while memorizing and studying spelling words. These activities are all adaptable to fit with any spelling words, and so these games can be used for any age and any student level. Try these spelling activities with your child, and enjoy learning through play!