Use hands-on language arts activities to help your students turn abstract ideas into concrete understanding.

Your kids can build awesome vocabularies, hone their writing skills, and express themselves through creative literary crafts!

Middle School Language Arts Activities

All About Fonts and Typography

Explore the history pf printing and typesetting and learn about fonts. From Cindy at Homeschooling-Ideas.

Vocabulary Words of the Week

Learn new words each week and work a crossword. From the folks at Merriam-Webster

Create Persuasive Posters

Create posters to persuade people to agree with you or to take action. From the folks at Teaching Ideas.

The Phantom Tollbooth

Read the book then have some hands-on adventures. From the folks at Mosswood Connections.

Create a Colonial Travel Brochure

B;end history, geography and language arts to create a travel brochure for your favorite colony. From Cindy at
Our Journey Westward.

Create a Book Report with Legos

Check out this 3D book report and try it with your own reading.
From Meg at
Adventures with Jude and Friends.

Predictions: Prereading Fun

Try to predict what the story or book will be about with these fun prereading exercises. From Kim at English Oh My!

Play a Robinson Crusoe
Survival Game

Read Robinson Crusoe then try your hand at surviving on an island.
From the folks at Sites Alive.

Have a Book Tasting

Head to the library or your own bookshelf to have a book tasting event. From Nicole via
 Teachers Pay Teachers

Have Fun With
Collaborative Writing

Give everyone a piece of paper and see what fun writing emerges!
From Ginny at Not So Formulaic

Enjoy a Secret Garden
Themed Picnic

Bring the Secret Garden to life with a themed picnic. Includes recipes and decorating ideas.
From Julie at Willowbird Baking

Plant a Butterfly Garden

Invite butterflies to your house with some attractive plants worthy of The Secret Garden. From the folks at Mosswood Connections.

Create Book Boxes

Express your understanding of your latest read with a creative book box. From Selena at
Teachers Pay Teachers

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Have Fun With Outlines

Turn the dreaded outline into an adventure. From Sharon at
Writing With Sharon Watson

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