1st Grade Fall Activities

Help your learner develop her fine motor and communication skills with this fun and festive fall activity.

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

This crafty activity will help your child develop an understanding of important math concepts like patterning and spatial awareness.

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.

Roasting pumpkin seeds makes for a great Halloween activity, and a healthy snack!

Do something totally unique and new with a pumpkin this year! Practice designing patterns with stripes, zigzags, or geometric shapes. The sky's the limit!

Your child can emulate M.C. Escher with this hands-on art project for fall and Thanksgiving.

This adventurous art project will send kids on a scavenger hunt for fall materials they can use in their artwork. This craft also teaches kids about seasons.

Here's a pumpkin nut bread recipe that makes for a wonderful project on a crisp autumn afternoon.

Decorating pumpkins is a safer, cleaner alternative to carving. These Cubist art pumpkins are easy and fun to make, and serve as great fall decor.

Arrange a cluster of glittering pumpkins on your dining table or use them as individual place cards to add a little sparkle to your next fall party.

This Thanksgiving cornucopia activity will give you a nice homemade table decoration and will give your child a festive reason to read, write, and be thankful.

This autumn science project magically turns green leaves into autumn leaves by using crayon shavings and heat.

This fall, make a leaf crown that will encourage creative play and your child's interest in the natural world while you help them build fine motor skills.

In this parts of speech fall scavenger hunt, kids will search for all the hidden leaves, sort them into parts of speech categories, and then practice creating their own sentences using the words they find.

Celebrate the fiery colors of fall with a charming tree and a pile of wordy leaves.

Decorate your porch or backyard with this unique fall craft!

Celebrate the popular holiday Diwali with a craft! Make a homemade diya lamp to welcome light over darkness.

Put those fall leaves to use with this fun art activity. Kids paint and print leaves, to make a beautiful tablecloth, perfect for your next fall celebration.

Here's an wholesome arts and crafts activity for your kid: create awesome handmade apple note cards with just some paint and blank paper!

Your child can celebrate autumn by creating their very own beautifully decorated tree cone, covered with bright leaves celebrating the season.

Celebrate the season with a fall centerpiece art project your child can display for the whole family!

Boost fine motor skills and get in the spirit of fall with this fun wreath-making project.

Satisfy your child's love of the game with a paper project starring his favorite pigskin!

Have a little fun playing with food this Thanksgiving, and a silly harvest holiday potato with your child!

Try this fall-inspired art activity with your child to teach some basic art principles about color, pattern and texture.

This will encourage your child to utilize their observation skills, develop aesthetic awareness, build artistic drawing abilities and learn about the seasons.

This fall-themed missing letter activity is a great way to help your child learn the alphabet, build their vocabulary and bolster letter recognition skills.

Chicken souse is a delicious dish native to the Caribbean. Much like American chicken soup, souse contains meat, broth and vegetables but with an island twist.

Make corn kernel necklaces this fall and help build your child's hand-eye coordination along with her fine motor skills.