Spark your kids' interest in writing by helping them write a mini-book about their favorite subject: themselves!

The goal of this science fair experiment is to demonstrate the effects of air pressure on objects and analyze applications of air pressure principles.

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!

Race to double numbers in this competitive card game. Try one-digit or two-digit numbers, or more!

Children will learn about diversity, hear a story that reflects appreciation and acceptance of differences, and connect with a pen pal in another country through writing and drawing a letter.

First graders spend lots of time learning double digit numbers. Here's a "green" way to build skills and have some old time family fun, too.

In this activity, your child will have an opportunity to discuss what they like about themselves, and they will design a digital or physical poster that displays their talents, what they like, and images that describe themselves.

Learn all about colors with the best teachers of all -- cupcakes!

Help cement the concept of place value with this simple activity that involves creating a set of dials made from Styrofoam cups.

Trying to find sums of groups of multiples is a great way to practice your addition. Be sure to double check your work. If you clear all of the cards, you win!

Help your first grade scientist learn about metamorphosis by observing the life cycle of some interesting creepy crawlies.

Okay, identifying place value isn't as fun as eating ice cream, but with a few index cards and a competitive spirit, it can be disguised a game!

Have your kid create a chart of job titles. It's a great way to get them to recognize the people whose efforts benefit the community.

Learn all about balance and motion as your child designs a corn maze!

Inspire your child to put on her engineer hat for the day, as she builds her very own, double-decker bridge.

By using a tapestry needle, double-sided tape and a stitch guide, this activity helps make sewing more accessible to a beginner.

This Thanksgiving, make a pine cone turkey that can double as a personalized place setting for each family member.

This second grade arts and crafts activity is all about caterpillars emerging from their cocoons as butterflies.

Learn all about Misty Copeland, a famous African American ballerina with this hands-on, colorful art project!

Here's a household scavenger hunt that shows kids the natural sources behind everyday objects...and builds reading skills, too!

Children will learn all about cause and effect as they experiment with potion-making in this Halloween themed activity.

In this fun science project your child will get practice following directions and getting messy as they learn all about slime!

Transform a single sheet of card stock into a double-sided painting of opposites: on one side, a bright daytime landscape, on the other, a dusky evening scene.

Hone observational skills and introduce the basics of data interpretation with this data gathering activity all about the different colors people wear.

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

Most timeline activities are all about history. Make timelines more relevant and personal for your child by focusing on the hours and minutes of his day.

St. Patrick's Day may be all about the 'luck" of the Irish, but this project encourages your child to share her personal experience with luck.

Make all-natural dye from vegetables to create gorgeous homemade play-silks!

In the spirit of Seuss and all things creative and silly, celebrate reading and all that it has to offer with this fun and interactive story box.

Learn all about cause and effect as your child experiments with an exploding pumpkin in this engaging fall activity! Get the whole family involved with this simple science experiment that is a fun and exciting way to combine Halloween and science.