Science fair project that determines whether lettuce that is harvested gradually yields more produce than lettuce that is harvested all at once.

Challenge your first grader to wordsmith her way to victory with this puzzle! Who can find the most words in the letters of "Saint Patrick's Day"?

First grade science often covers solids, liquids, and gases. This silly science explores serious facts about the difference between all three.

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:

Not sure what to do with all of those leftover boxes from holiday gifts? Tap into your crafty side by creating an adorable snow person with your child. This activity is sure to bring smiles to those who pass your yard or come into your home all season lon

Celebrate all your wonderful tongue taste buds with a giant paper tongue project -- you'll even get to decorate it with actual pieces of candy!

Teaching your child some basic words in Spanish is a breeze at home, with this simple and fun activity that doesn't require special educational materials.

Help your child score points with a personalized message of her own. All it takes is a set of handmade letter tiles to create some word wall art.

Try this simple activity to stimulate some very complex thinking with your first grader to develop those all-important reading and comprehension skills.

Help your first grade reader become an expert in "sh," "ch," and "th" words with this fun, homemade game.

Santa needs all the helpers he can get, so why not create your very own holiday elf to watch over your presents.

Your child will enjoy making this Easter decoration that honors the chicken. After all, chickens are the ones that actually make the Easter eggs!

Looking for something to do with all those plastic 2-liter bottles that seem to accumulate endlessly? Turn them into a unique mini birdbath.

Celebrate the blooming season with your kid by showing him how to make a magical spring mosaic out of all natural materials!

Check out this simple version of a pairs game that's played all over the world. It's a great way to practice estimating and predicting mathematical outcomes.

All you need to put together this guitar is an old shoebox. Soon your kid will be rocking out while saving room in the landfill.

April showers may bring May flowers, but your child can preserve the beauty of spring's bounty all year long with this simple craft project!

This activity is a craft project and a math workshop all in one! Use found objects to encourage your child to imitate, extend, and create patterns.

Here's a rainy day phonics craft project for you and your first grader. Reel in those double "ee" words on this do-it-yourself eel!

This time-based word builder is the perfect way to boost your child's vocabulary. Mix and match letters to see how many words she can come up with!

Help you child burn his very own CD with all of his favorite color songs to create a compilation album that is truly one of a kind.

This game is the perfect way to prepare your child for any shopping adventures you may embark upon, all while practicing important math concepts.

For your budding first grade scientist, all you need is some simple, natural materials to create an amazing ant farm. Here's how to get started.

Help your child be a word detective as he builds excellent reading and comprehension skills on his search for clues to decipher meanings of unfamiliar words.

This 'handy' Thanksgiving wreath gets your child to focus on things he's grateful for all year. Create a Thanksgiving wreath with your child this November.

Having some dancing skeletons hanging around the house is great way to prepare for All Hallows' Eve. This is a great activity for honing fine motor skills.

The concept of metamorphosis is fascinating to children of all ages. Help your child's creativity take flight as she makes her very own butterfly life cycle.

What makes your shadow dance around all day? Let's play detective and find out why that sneaky shadow never stays in one place for long.

Chemistry is a blast with this backyard bomb made from a sandwich bag. All you need are ingredients from the pantry to create a satisfying, and safe, explosion.

Delight your first grader by combining a reading activity with a fun "tea party" as she unscrambles cut-up words in a tea bag to form sentences and stories.