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Use reusable, recyclable materials--along with a dose of imagination--to build a castle with first grade geometrical forms.

Try this recipe with your child and explore Ethiopia through one of its dietary staples: injera, or flat bread!

Kids will learn how to make a thermometer to to explore liquid density in this great science fair project. Which liquids are affected by temperature the most?

Blend science and math to explore a very important first grade social studies question: does our planet contain more land or more water?

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.

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.

Want to boost math and science learning? Take a bug expedition and give your first grader practice observing and charting what they see.

Get your child math and science savvy with this fun outdoor classification game. Using chalk, your child will classify what she sees in the natural world.

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.

Okay, engaging in a graphing activity may sound ho-hum, but if you use fun data, it changes the picture entirely.

Help your child practice symmetry with this fun activity that will leave your child with a sweet symmetrical treat!

Learn how to make a paper snowflake with these simple instructions. Help your child learn how to make a paper snowflake with only paper and scissors.

Help your curious kid cut through the clutter and collect the facts with a simple and fun science foldable.

Try this card game to build math fact skills, like addition and subtraction, and have a great time, too!

Here's a hands-on activity that first grade use to help kids get a feel for equations. It uses popsicle sticks to practice addition and subtraction!

Help your child learn science and math skills like sorting, sequencing, and ordering while taking a nature walk and collecting and collaging leaves.

Instead of drilling facts, grab sidewalk chalk and head outside for a rousing game of this Math Run game. Play the Math Run game with your child.

Pumpkin carving party activities are great for a pre-Halloween party. Try pumpkin carving party activities, including jack-o'-lantern ideas and fall recipes.

First grade math includes lots of work with two-digit numbers. Here's an activity to help kids practice recognizing and sequencing numbers from 1-30.

This educated-guessing game is great for preschoolers. This activity helps your child work on her reasoning skills.

Encourage your kindergartener to investigate and chronicle the weather she observes during the coldest months of the year.

Create a fun hands-on game to practice long division, using magnetic numbers on a fridge.

In this science fair project, we'll use a liquid crystal thermometer to find out whether exercising makes a difference in people's temperature.

Recycle old materials to create a fun, brain-teasing maze toy that also strengthens your child's math reasoning skills.

This heart print makes the perfect simple and sweet gift for Valentine's Day!

Celebrate 100 fantastic days of school by creating a school-themed collage with 100 pieces in this unique arts and crafts activity.

Have some fun with your first or second grader, looking for creative ways that 100 cents can make $1.00!

The goal of this golf science fair science fair project is to determine whether the temperature of a golf ball affects its elasticity and its rebound.

This experiment works due to a simple principle: plants need light. Build a shoebox maze and watch the plant work though the obstacle course, searching for sun.

How do animals keep warm? In this experiment, find out whether fat insulation resists cold temperatures and learn how this works in the animal kingdom.