During your next craft time, strike up the band with this homemade Chinese instrument.

This experiment challenges students to forecast the weather based on the surrounding areas' weather.

Play hopscotch with numbers, but also with letters, to get kids ready for reading.

Invite your first grader to play with his food! He will improve his fine motor skills as he creates zany edible art!

Here's a rainy day phonics craft project for you and your first grader. Reel in those double "ee" words on this do-it-yourself eel!

Learn about borrowing in subtraction using a deck of cards and a die! Your first grader will have fun playing this math game.

Get a leg up on counting concepts with this project where art and math collide.

This turkey hand activity will help your child practice patterns and number recognition, key concepts that she'll encounter throughout your child's academic career.

Pilgrim hat cookies are tasty Thanksgiving treats. Make marshmallow pilgrim hat cookies with your child to celebrate the Thanksgiving season.

Honor our 16th president by having your kid assemble his famous stovepipe hat! This Abe Lincoln hat craft is the perfect way to celebrate Presidents Day.

Cookie cutters aren't just for gingerbread men anymore. Here are 8 fun and creative projects to do with cookie-cutters!

This string a necklace arts activity teaches first grade readers to look for a story's beginning, middle, and end.

Design a colorful leprechaun trap—and make some memories—with this fun St. Patrick's Day craft project!

This fun activity makes use of pasta shells, paint, and glue make a crab while your child learns about this unique creature.

Does your child love Roly, the orange cat from our Brainzy games? Create the perfect dress-up costume and bring your child’s dreams to life!

Let your imagination take flight as you explore the beautiful continent of Africa! Do this fun writing activity with your child to honor Black History Month.

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

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

Have your child assemble a tiny bunny that she can carry with her and pull out whenever she needs a friend.

This science fair project idea explores how length affects the weight a bridge can hold.

Use this fun math board game to improve your first grader's confidence with addition facts.

It's easy to be a master Italian chef with this target practice game played with a pizza board constructed out of felt and Velcro bean bag "toppings."

Learn how to make fairy wings with these easy instructions. See how to make fairy wings for Halloween or dress-up time.

Here's a hilarious alternative to those sugary conversation hearts...and a way to keep building first grade literacy skills while you're at it!

In this experiment, students will create their own version of coquina, a sedimentary rock thatâs formed by seashells and sand, cemented by seawater minerals.

Sneak some vitamin-packed greens into your homemade popsicles for a frozen summer treat thatâs both delicious and nutritious

Having some dancing skeletons hanging around the house is great way to prepare for All Hallows' Eve. This is a great activity for honing fine motor skills.

Kids are acutely aware of what's "fair" and what's not. Here's a quirky way to teach your first grader the importance of voting and democracy.

First graders will love practicing addition with this fun math game.

Get ready for leftovers with an adorable turkey lunch bag! This recycled craft is a great way to remind everyone how much fun they had on Thanksgiving.