Your first grader will improve her fine motor skills as she designs her own drum set with recycled household objects and art supplies!

A new twist on the game of charades will inspire your first grader to look at her favorite books in a whole new light.

Make a phonics paper egg to help your child build up his reading and writing skills.

Our breath can be a helpful tool to connect with a sense of peace and calm. In this home activity, your child will practice counting breaths, hear poems about nature and mindfulness, and write their own poem.

Use a basic tape recorder and some favorite books to help your first grader read smoothly--and make someone's day in the process!

In this activity, your child will hear a story and practice mindful breathing. They will paint a picture that reminds them to bring mindfulness and kindness to their puppy mind.

Celebrate Ramadan by creating a crescent moon and star...out of stars! This craft is the perfect way to introduce your child to an important national symbol.

Even the birds need to get out of the rain during the winter months. Help your child help nature and fill a lazy afternoon with this easy, cute craft.

Help your first grade reader master those letter blends like "ch" and "sh" with this memorable and hilarious beanbag toss game.

Check out this silly game that will put your kid's animal habitat knowledge (and acting skills) to the test.

Send your child on a table of contents treasure hunt to help build basic research skills! Navigating a book is a skill that is sure to come in handy later on.

Take a beach ball, a marker, and a first grader. What do you get? An outdoor activity that works on reading comprehension, in the midst of a game of catch!

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

This goofy scramble book activity will bring laughs...but also some good, solid comprehension skills too!

Here's a fun activity to reinforce simple short and long vowel words for your first grader.

Playing the Number Sentence Game with your child gives him the opportunity to practice ordering and comparing numbers using symbols.

Here's a fun activity that will help your child become familiar with both punctuation marks...by using pasta shapes!

Help your child get the hang of reading with this fun activity. Here's how to make a spinning phonics wheel out of two paper plates.

In this sound experiment children listen for differences as they tap on a bag of air, a bag of water, and a wooden block held up to their ears.

Combine kids' love of scavenger hunts with consonant blends to create a fun game that's perfect for everything from birthday parties to rainy days at home.

Whatever the season, celebrate greenery and growth by helping your child study some delightful spring words.

Make this creative "story cartoon" tray to help your first grader build reading comprehension skills while having a hilarious time!

Are you in need of a little extra luck? Try making a lucky amulet!

This activity will inspire adults and kids alike to take time to explore the beauty in their community and discover the colors of fall while developing their descriptive and creative writing skills! 

Bring the zoo to you with this fun second grade arts and crafts activity: make a mini menagerie using colored pipe cleaners, a pencil and marker, and eyes!

Keep school day sniffles at bay with a simple felt tissue cozy that fits neatly in a 3-ring binder.

Can you dig it? This science experiment isn't for kids who like to keep their hands clean.

Try this fun and simple activity to help nurture your child's observation skills and nourish a growing love of science!

It's rhyme time! With this science fair project idea, your child will find out which words can be considered easy rhyming words, and why.

Introduce your child to the importance of preserving the world's biodiversity by turning a lesson on endangered species into a fun game for the whole family.