Reading and Literacy Activities for K-5th Grade at Home

10 Activities

Overview

This Playlist is all about reading, letters, and games for Kids K-5, and has been mixed especially for having fun at home or in small groups!

20 Questions (Grades 3-5)

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20 Questions (Grades 3-5)

Grades 3 - 5

45 Minutes

Students play a version of the popular game 20 Questions. First, students pair off, with 1 student thinking of something from a predetermined category while the other asks their partner up to 20 questions to determine what it is. Finally, students reconvene as a whole group for discussion.

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Giant Scrabble

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Giant Scrabble

Grades 3 - 5

45 Minutes

Scrabble is a game that challenges us to use our critical thinking skills to build words. In this activity, students will have the chance to make their own Scrabble tile and work together to make words and play a giant game of Scrabble.

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Make Your Own Crossword Puzzle

Grades 3 - 5

45 Minutes

Creating and solving crossword puzzles can be challenging as well as empowering. In this activity, students work in teams to create crossword puzzles and then compete to solve them.

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Diary Entries

Grades 6 - 8

45 Minutes

Keeping a diary is a useful way for teens and adults to gather their thoughts, reflect on their lives, and explore their ideas and emotions. In this activity, students read and analyze examples of diary entries and write a diary entry of their own.

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Backwards Scrabble

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Backwards Scrabble

Grades 9 - 12

45 Minutes

Students play Scrabble® or other popular word games, but with standard game play turned backwards. They begin by filling the board with words. Then players gain points by identifying the misspelled or phony entries.

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Animals That Talk in Stories

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Animals That Talk in Stories

Grades K - 2

45 Minutes

In this activity, students search for animals in stories that talk or have human characteristics. Then, they create an animal to share with their peers.

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Alphabet Book

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Alphabet Book

Grades K - 2

45 Minutes

Knowledge of the alphabet is the foundation for reading. In this literacy activity, children share their knowledge of the names of letters, the sounds letters make, and words that start with each letter as they work together to create a group alphabet book.

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Book Design (Grades K-2)

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Book Design (Grades K-2)

Grades K - 2

45 Minutes

Children look at and discuss art depicting foods and then illustrate a foldable book presenting their favorite foods.

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Making Costumes for Characters from Books

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Making Costumes for Characters from Books

Grades 9 - 12

45 Minutes

Fiction and fashion unite in this fun activity. Students design and draw a costume for a favorite character from a book or story and for use in a scene from the book or an imagined event.

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New Lyrics for Old Songs

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New Lyrics for Old Songs

Grades 9 - 12

45 Minutes

Writing singable and memorable song lyrics might be a more challenging task than students imagine. In this fun activity, students compose new lyrics to a familiar song of their choice, and may choose to perform their new song for the group!

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20 Questions (Grades 3-5)

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20 Questions (Grades 3-5)

Grades 3 - 5

45 Minutes

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Giant Scrabble

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Giant Scrabble

Grades 3 - 5

45 Minutes

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Make Your Own Crossword Puzzle

Grades 3 - 5

45 Minutes

Creating and solving crossword puzzles can be challenging as well as empowering. In this activity, students work in teams to create crossword puzzles and then compete to solve them.

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Diary Entries

Grades 6 - 8

45 Minutes

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Backwards Scrabble

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Backwards Scrabble

Grades 9 - 12

45 Minutes

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Animals That Talk in Stories

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Animals That Talk in Stories

Grades K - 2

45 Minutes

In this activity, students search for animals in stories that talk or have human characteristics. Then, they create an animal to share with their peers.

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Alphabet Book

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Alphabet Book

Grades K - 2

45 Minutes

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Book Design (Grades K-2)

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Book Design (Grades K-2)

Grades K - 2

45 Minutes

Children look at and discuss art depicting foods and then illustrate a foldable book presenting their favorite foods.

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Making Costumes for Characters from Books

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Making Costumes for Characters from Books

Grades 9 - 12

45 Minutes

Fiction and fashion unite in this fun activity. Students design and draw a costume for a favorite character from a book or story and for use in a scene from the book or an imagined event.

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New Lyrics for Old Songs

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New Lyrics for Old Songs

Grades 9 - 12

45 Minutes

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Reading and Literacy Activities for K-5th Grade at Home

Grades K - 5

7 Hours 30 Minutes

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20 Questions (Grades 3-5)

STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore, Stories and Perspectives

20 Questions (Grades 3-5)

Grades 3 - 5

45 Minutes

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Giant Scrabble

Stories and Perspectives, Digital Voices

Giant Scrabble

Grades 3 - 5

45 Minutes

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Make Your Own Crossword Puzzle

Grades 3 - 5

45 Minutes

Creating and solving crossword puzzles can be challenging as well as empowering. In this activity, students work in teams to create crossword puzzles and then compete to solve them.

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Diary Entries

Grades 6 - 8

45 Minutes

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Backwards Scrabble

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Backwards Scrabble

Grades 9 - 12

45 Minutes

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Animals That Talk in Stories

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Animals That Talk in Stories

Grades K - 2

45 Minutes

In this activity, students search for animals in stories that talk or have human characteristics. Then, they create an animal to share with their peers.

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Alphabet Book

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Alphabet Book

Grades K - 2

45 Minutes

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Book Design (Grades K-2)

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Book Design (Grades K-2)

Grades K - 2

45 Minutes

Children look at and discuss art depicting foods and then illustrate a foldable book presenting their favorite foods.

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Making Costumes for Characters from Books

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Making Costumes for Characters from Books

Grades 9 - 12

45 Minutes

Fiction and fashion unite in this fun activity. Students design and draw a costume for a favorite character from a book or story and for use in a scene from the book or an imagined event.

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New Lyrics for Old Songs

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New Lyrics for Old Songs

Grades 9 - 12

45 Minutes

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20 Questions (Grades 3-5)

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20 Questions (Grades 3-5)

Grades 3 - 5

45 Minutes

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Giant Scrabble

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Giant Scrabble

Grades 3 - 5

45 Minutes

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Make Your Own Crossword Puzzle

Grades 3 - 5

45 Minutes

Creating and solving crossword puzzles can be challenging as well as empowering. In this activity, students work in teams to create crossword puzzles and then compete to solve them.

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Diary Entries

Grades 6 - 8

45 Minutes

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Backwards Scrabble

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Backwards Scrabble

Grades 9 - 12

45 Minutes

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Animals That Talk in Stories

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Animals That Talk in Stories

Grades K - 2

45 Minutes

In this activity, students search for animals in stories that talk or have human characteristics. Then, they create an animal to share with their peers.

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Alphabet Book

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Alphabet Book

Grades K - 2

45 Minutes

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Book Design (Grades K-2)

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Book Design (Grades K-2)

Grades K - 2

45 Minutes

Children look at and discuss art depicting foods and then illustrate a foldable book presenting their favorite foods.

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Making Costumes for Characters from Books

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Making Costumes for Characters from Books

Grades 9 - 12

45 Minutes

Fiction and fashion unite in this fun activity. Students design and draw a costume for a favorite character from a book or story and for use in a scene from the book or an imagined event.

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New Lyrics for Old Songs

Arts in Action, Stories and Perspectives

New Lyrics for Old Songs

Grades 9 - 12

45 Minutes

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