Reading art activities

Makes these super easy reading pointers for your classroom or turn it into a fun hands-on activity for your kids to use while reading.

Your new readers will love making their own Magic Wand Reading Pointers that they can use to keep their place while reading.

We love connecting projects to books, and we're always inspired by the amazing group of bloggers who participate in the Virtual Book Club for Kids (you can also check the club out on Facebook) as the group comes up with some great extension activities each month. This month's author was Leo Lionni. We chose to read and do a project using a book we've really been enjoying lately, A Color of His Own. This is the sweet tale of a little chameleon who is looking for one color to stay all the…

Looking for a fun DIY project that even younger kids can help out with? Check out these colorful bookmarks made using bleeding tissue paper!

Shorter and Longer Measurement, Cutting and Sorting activity helps pre-kindergarten and kindergarten students understand concepts of measurement and sorting

In this open-ended activity, children can use a variety of art and craft supplies to create their own Hot Air Balloon Process Art.

We are a family of readers. Mom loves books, dad loves books & our 4 year daughter loves books. We frequent the library every 2 weeks & load up on new books, but we still have our old standby favorites. *This post includes affiliates links* ‘The Day the Crayons Quit’ is one of our all […]

Visualizing the text is such an important reading strategy used for building your students’ reading comprehension. This reading teacher's blog post shares teaching tips, strategies, activities, and resources for teaching visualizing in your classroom (reading crafts, posters and graphic organizers). Helpful for second grade, third grade, fourth grade, and fifth grade teachers.

Would you like to paint without using any paint? Try yarn painting!