Make a First Day of School Mobile to help commemorate the big step from preschool to kindergarten and ease those first day jitters!

Make a photo book to provide a reassuring guide for your child's first days and weeks of school.

Children learn the six parts of a plant...but do they really understand? Try this plant-themed meal plan to bring school science into the home.

Master reading numbers aloud with your first grader in this math card game.

Watch your first grader marvel at how fun and simple it is to turn ordinary potatoes into custom shamrock stamps.

Celebrate your child's first day of kindergarten with this arts and crafts activity: make a SchultÃte, a cardboard cone filled with candy and other goodies!

Even your first grader can get involved in the lighting of the Kwanzaa Kinara with this clever flameless Kinara project!

Help your first grader make a coin bank that builds connections to early reading and math. And build good saving habits, too!

Cut up some shapes and make this cute letter A alligator with your child, and they'll always remember the first letter of the alphabet!

This project commemorates the milestone of completing the first 100 days of school, while giving your child a manipulative to practice counting to 100.

Help your first grader build sight word knowledge by creating a reading pointer and taking the family on a house-wide reading tour!

In this activity, your first grader will practice calendar skills, observe the weather and learns to read calendar words. Here's how to get started:

Celebrate your kindergarten grad's new âbig kidâ status by signing off on her first library card and making a library card pocket holder to stash it in.

Help your preschooler to create this artful reminder of home for the first days of school. Using family photos your child can collage a memento of home.

Help your kindergarten or first grade child use his creativity to make a beautiful magnetic patterned structure while discovering the wonders of magnets.

Teach your kindergartener or first grader about the art of correspondence by guiding them to create their own postcards out of favorite family photographs.

While you whip up mashed potatoes for your next dinner party, your first grader and friends can stay occupied by crafting their own silly spud characters.

Invite your kindergartener or first grader to make giant, soft building blocks. He'll have a blast constructing, throwing, stacking, and even falling on them!

Do this experiment to help your first grader understand how salt can be removed from salt water. All it takes are a few household materials.

Geared toward kindergarten and first grade learners, The Weather Inside is a fun activity to help help children understand and process their emotions in a healthy way.

Give your kindergartener an outlet to articulate his thoughts about going to school for the first time by setting aside time to help him write in his journal.

Try this goofy, first grade phonics craft that focuses on the letter "F" as in "Frog" and helps build crucial reading and spelling skills in your child.

Summer is a great time to work on pre-kindergarten skills that will serve your child well in her first year at school, while having some fun in the sun!

This activity is a fun way for your first grader to learn about how veggies help your body while being creative with art and drama. Here's how to get started.

In this activity, your child will be challenged to make a tower using paper cups.

Ordinal numbers, or numbers that indicate order, are the focus of this fun math game for young learners.

Help your child reinforce the order of the alphabet with this hands-on activity using some everyday materials. It's a fun way to put a spin on a timeless skill.

Here's a fun math game you can use to practice counting, addition or subtraction with your child.

Make these edible dreidels out of marshmallows, pretzels and chocolate chips for Hanukkah.

Help your child learn her numbers and how to count with this fun number game!