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

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Grades K - 5

45m

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)

STEM • Literacy

45m

Grades 3 - 5

20 Questions (Grades 3-5)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

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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20 Questions (Grades 3-5)
STEM • Literacy
45mGrades 3 - 5

Giant Scrabble

Literacy • Digital Media and Communications

45m

Grades 3 - 5

Giant Scrabble

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

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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Giant Scrabble
Literacy • Digital Media and Communications
45mGrades 3 - 5

Backwards Scrabble

Arts • Literacy

45m

Grades 9 - 12

Backwards Scrabble

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

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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Backwards Scrabble
Arts • Literacy
45mGrades 9 - 12

Animals That Talk in Stories

Arts • Literacy

45m

Grades K - 2

Animals That Talk in Stories

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45m

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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Animals That Talk in Stories
Arts • Literacy
45mGrades K - 2

Alphabet Book

Social and Emotional Awareness • Literacy

45m

Grades K - 2

Alphabet Book

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45m

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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Alphabet Book
Social and Emotional Awareness • Literacy
45mGrades K - 2

Book Design (Grades K-2)

Arts • Literacy

45m

Grades K - 2

Book Design (Grades K-2)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45m

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

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Book Design (Grades K-2)
Arts • Literacy
45mGrades K - 2

Making Costumes for Characters from Books

Arts • Literacy

45m

Grades 9 - 12

Making Costumes for Characters from Books

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

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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Making Costumes for Characters from Books
Arts • Literacy
45mGrades 9 - 12

New Lyrics for Old Songs

Arts • Literacy

45m

Grades 9 - 12

New Lyrics for Old Songs

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

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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New Lyrics for Old Songs
Arts • Literacy
45mGrades 9 - 12

COLLECTION

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

8 Items

Mizzen Education, Inc. ↗️

Grades K - 5

45m

Overview

20 Questions (Grades 3-5)

STEM • Literacy

45m

Grades 3 - 5

20 Questions (Grades 3-5)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

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.

Discover Activity

20 Questions (Grades 3-5)
STEM • Literacy
45mGrades 3 - 5

Giant Scrabble

Literacy • Digital Media and Communications

45m

Grades 3 - 5

Giant Scrabble

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

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.

Discover Activity

Giant Scrabble
Literacy • Digital Media and Communications
45mGrades 3 - 5

Backwards Scrabble

Arts • Literacy

45m

Grades 9 - 12

Backwards Scrabble

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

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.

Discover Activity

Backwards Scrabble
Arts • Literacy
45mGrades 9 - 12

Animals That Talk in Stories

Arts • Literacy

45m

Grades K - 2

Animals That Talk in Stories

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45m

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.

Discover Activity

Animals That Talk in Stories
Arts • Literacy
45mGrades K - 2

Alphabet Book

Social and Emotional Awareness • Literacy

45m

Grades K - 2

Alphabet Book

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45m

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.

Discover Activity

Alphabet Book
Social and Emotional Awareness • Literacy
45mGrades K - 2

Book Design (Grades K-2)

Arts • Literacy

45m

Grades K - 2

Book Design (Grades K-2)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45m

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

Discover Activity

Book Design (Grades K-2)
Arts • Literacy
45mGrades K - 2

Making Costumes for Characters from Books

Arts • Literacy

45m

Grades 9 - 12

Making Costumes for Characters from Books

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

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.

Discover Activity

Making Costumes for Characters from Books
Arts • Literacy
45mGrades 9 - 12

New Lyrics for Old Songs

Arts • Literacy

45m

Grades 9 - 12

New Lyrics for Old Songs

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

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!

Discover Activity

New Lyrics for Old Songs
Arts • Literacy
45mGrades 9 - 12

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