1st Grade Activities : Page 27

The objective of this science project is to determine the length of time for different seeds to germinate.

Every kid loves the excitement of waiting for a special letter or package in the mail. Now they'll be able to have their very own mailbox!

Here is an activity that your kids can make for Mother's Day, a garden pot filled with edible "flowers".

It's always fun to recycle household items into something great. Here's a quick and easy way to turn a used juice box into a police radio for hours of play!

Caring for ourselves and others can build connections and a greater sense of love. In this activity, your child will discuss what it means to be caring and will demonstrate care through drawing and by performing two caring and kind deeds.

Patterns are everywhere. This activity allows your child to practice inventing their own patterns while creating a portrait of a pet.

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.

How many steps long is the hallway? Kids put their graph-making skills to work as they make a step map of their own house.

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

Create cake pops in shaped like eyeballs in this extra sweet, gross-out Halloween baking activity!

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

Calaveras means "skulls" in Spanish, and in Mexico, skulls are brightly decorated to celebrate Dia de Los Muertos, or Day of the Dead.

Want to help your child recognize the recipe for a successful sentence? Here's a fun activity to get your child thinking about how sentences work.

Cinnamon is tasty, but does it have super powers as well? Find out if cinnamon can repel mosquitoes in this outdoorsy experiment.

In this activity, children will write letters to their future selves and draw encouraging pictures. These letters will be given to back to them at a future time when they are in need of some encouragement and kind reminders.

Kids can make a cute fluffy bunny for Easter using a tin can and cotton balls in this creative first grade arts and crafts activity.

Challenge your budding wordsmith to see how many words he can make out of his own name, using homemade flashcards.

Make learning to read even more fun for kids by creating an accordion learning book filled with fun transportation pictures.

Compare and order numbers and introduce mathematical inequalities in this fun math card game.

Geared toward kindergarten and first grade learners, The Weather Inside is a fun activity to help help children understand and process their emotions in a healthy way.

On the next rainy day spent inside, delight your third grader by showing him how to make his own weatherproof octopus to display for those passing by.

Sometimes a sandwich is just ho hum boring. Help your kid make lunch fun by threading her favorite ingredients on a skewer for a quick and easy sandwich kabob.

In kindergarten, your child spent lots of time counting things one by one. But in first grade, he'll need to be able to count in groups, especially by fives.

Kids will love this more challenging version of tag where they'll have to run while "attached" to someone else.

Play this fun game with your kindergarten or first grader. It's a great way to practice important math skills, including counting and addition.

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

This activity is a fun challenge for students who have just started learning to program educational robots.

Help your first grader create special 3D paper Christmas trees that he can use to decorate the home or give to friends.

Create striking pieces of art using handmade heart stencils in this hands-on Valentine's Day arts and crafts activity!

Whether you're teaching your kid about this important cultural art form or simply looking for a fun project, sandpainting is a fun activity you'll both enjoy.