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:

"Crown" dad this Father's Day—and sneak in some letter-sound practice, too.

Combine art, history and food with this unique project! Your child will make her own butters, and learn a little about Colonial history at the same time

A thankful turkey helps your child think about on the things that he's thankful for. Make this turkey craft with your child for Thanksgiving.

In this activity, children create rising foam as they reflect on the many ways they have grown over the past months and learn how a "beginner's mind" is helpful.

Give your local birds a treat — and your young birdwatcher some fun — with this simple DIY bird feeder.

This activity will keep your child entertained long after you've put away the markers and glue. Help him turn a paper bag into a self-portrait puppet!

Better than any store bought Father's Day card, this touching keepsake lets your child give Dad a peek into their relationship from her point of view.

Lead your first grader on a nature walk ... with a scavenger hunt-style twist! They'll try to capture photos that correspond to paint chip colors.

This first grade addition math game helps your child use critical thinking skills while practicing his computation.

Problem-solving skills can be practiced and strengthened over time with puzzles such as Tangrams! In this activity, your child will discuss problem-solving strategies and practice using these strategies with Tangram puzzles.

Encourage your writer to uncover their imagination and storytelling skills by authoring their very own book.

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

Use a beloved toy as a jumping-off point for a fantastic storytelling exercise in this activity that will get the littlest ones thinking about creative writing.

Use your handprints to create a Halloween spider in this fun arts-and-crafts activity!

Here's a wacky activity that kids are sure to love: make a face that has shoelaces for hair!

Study science with your first grader in this arts and crafts activity that models the reason why fall leaves change color with some paint and crayons.

Stock up on the colorful jelly beans available around Easter and put them to work in a piece of jelly bean art!

Play the Vocabulary Game to help your child develop a superb, admirable, excellent, magnificent, splendid vocabulary!

Celebrate the colors of the American flag with this playful craft project!

With school, home, and activities in between, life can sometimes feel chaotic to kids. Help your child learn how to stop and relax with handmade peace rocks.

Engineers in training can get started with this simple wheel-and-axle construction activity.

This twist on the same old Hide and Seek is a great weekend or rainy-day activity.

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!

Mobiles make fun art projects for creative kids. Help your child bend simple pipe cleaners into bug shapes as diverse as the creepy crawlies that inspired them.

Before hitting the road this summer, arm yourself with Straight Face, a game guaranteed to turn bored frowns into happy grins and giggles.

Encourage your child's inner architect with a shoebox creation that he can craft into his dream house, mansion or palace.

Cornucopia still life painting is a great activity for your young artist to look at light and shadow, textures and composition in creating art at Thanksgiving!

Learn how starch and carbohydrates interact with different solvents in this fun and easy packing peanut science fair project.

Combine science with reading and art to help your first grader create an attractive holiday gift for a beloved friend or relative.