What would it be like to be the Cat in the Hat from the famous Dr. Seuss book? This Read Across America project has your 1st grader making his own fun-in-a-box!

Here's a fun math and science activity: help your child explore four different kinds of measurement, using their hand and a few simple household tools.

Send big holiday love on a small budget by sending these "Elf Tickets" this year...and give your child some writing practice in the bargain.

Here's a fun activity to help build thinking skills in young first grade scientists, and to encourage them to have a blast exploring the mass and volume.

No big beach party or a sudsy seafood feast should be without this bright, colorful tablecloth!

A recycled egg carton and a big imagination is all it takes for these flowers to bloom!

Transform that big batch of stuffing into a new dish to add some zest to your dinner with this leftover stuffing recipe.

Shake those dice and try to roll big numbers in this first grade math game. Practice addition in a new, fun way!

When it comes to helping your third grader manage a school backpack, small steps now bring big payoffs later.

In this free science fair project, build a star clock and learn how to tell time on a clear night by observing the big dipper!

Here's a silly game that uses nursery rhymes to introduce a big concept in first grade reading and writing: learning about nouns and verbs.

The alphabet is a big learning milestone for most kids. Help your child learn alphabetical order by making a food list in this fun Thanksgiving activity.

Everyone has a dream. The hard part is striving to make those dreams come true. Encourage your child to dream big with this easy craft project.

This recipe makes bubbles that not only blow up nice and big, but do tricks and experiments! How do you do it? It's not a secret, it's science!

Big bags hold a lot of candy, but they're hard to tote around. Have your kid construct a candy corn candy holder perfect for carrying a few lightweight treats.

Silent "e" words are a big part of first grade phonics. Help them turn words like "hop" to "hope" in this action-packed, practical game.

Why does purple cheese look nasty? Because color plays a big part in how we perceive the taste of different foods. Are birds just like us in this respect?

Are you looking for a fun craft for the next big American holiday? Make this hat with your kid and let him march around the room like a Revolutionary soldier!

Using beautiful oil pastels and their own wild imagination, your child will come up with their own spooky, spectacular, or spine-tingling monster.

Paying attention to headers and subheaders is a great way to orient your child to the text they're tackling. Here's how:

Has your kid noticed how much bigger the moon looks when it's low in the sky? Here's an activity you can do to show them that it's just an optical illusion.

Find out whether soil amendments can improve soil conditions and help you grow a bigger beanstalk in this ecology experiment!

Plan a family dinner based on the "Little House" books, and encourage reading in the household!

Add some artsy fun to your child's next reading adventure by letting them draw the characters.

Let your child step into the main character's shoes as they keep track of the setting, events, and names of characters in the story by keeping a journal.

Make a story summary folder with your child to help develop reading comprehension and critical thinking skills.

Valentine bookmarks make reading lovely. Make a valentine bookmark that looks like a heart-filled bookworm.

This science fair project idea demonstrates that light travels in straight lines and experiments with reflecting light.

Help your child navigate their own passion for reading with a bookmark that celebrates their favorite moments, allowing them to relive them again and again.

Kids can turn a favorite fairy tale into a rebus puzzle by replacing the nouns in the story with pictures that they draw themselves.