1st Grade Activities : Page 12

Teach your child measurement skills and some Mardi Gras history as you make this delectably delicious traditional treat known as King Cake.

This hands-on activity practices skip counting, a key first grade math skill. But it's silly fun!

This fun project will showcase spring's freshest flowers and help your child contribute to the Passover Seder.

You don't need a garden to enjoy flowers. This first grade activity let's you make a lovely bouquet for Valentine's Day

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

Children tap into their own imaginative storytelling skills by creating and writing a richly embellished folk tale about their favorite member of the animal kingdom.

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

Celebrate all your wonderful tongue taste buds with a giant paper tongue project -- you'll even get to decorate it with actual pieces of candy!

In this activity, your first grader will practice calendar skills, observe the weather and learns to read calendar words. Here's how to get started:

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

Let your child catch you making deliberate errors in this silly game that promotes serious learning about punctuation.

With Halloween right around the corner, find a way to use your brain and reward your tummy with a new type of science -- candy science!

In this project children practice the scientific method while playing with puffy paint.

Help your first grader make these patriotic hanging streamer decorations this 4th of July!

Nothing says party like a bright and bursting piÃata! Create your own mini festive centerpiece with paper towel rolls and ribbons.

Help Mother's Day feel special for weeks and months ahead, while giving your child some good writing practice, too.

Make a "hands-on" barbecue apron for Dad this Father's Day!

Your child will need to combine his sporty hand-eye coordination skills with his math skills to become the bullseye king.

Stories change as you retell them. The objective of this science fair project is to demonstrate how information gets interpreted, distorted and changed.

In this science and engineering activity, children will explore types of tunnels and their purposes and then design and build a tunnel of their own.

Make the world's simplest tutu. Don't worry if you aren't good with a needle--putting this no-sew tutu together is as easy as tying your shoe!

Play this flashlight game with your child to teach him about objects that are transparent, translucent, and opaque.

This is a simple, nutritious food kids love for snacks and lunches all year.

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

In this activity, your child will consider the meaning of "culture" and what comprises their family's culture. They will draw pictures of aspects of their family's culture, then choose an aspect of it to explore further.

This pair of ice skates won't get you very far on ice, but they'll still dazzle during the coldest season of the year.

This children's menorah is a fun craft that lets your child celebrate Hanukkah while learning their ABCs. Make this children's menorah for the Festival of Lights.

Support your first grader's interest in reading with this decorative bookmark that illustrates a favorite scene from a loved book.

Try this fun outdoor game to improve your first grader's reading skills. This activity is perfect for summer!

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