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.

Using just an egg carton and some beans or pennies, you can play this game with your first grader and see real gains in core math skills.

Do this experiment to help your first grader understand how salt can be removed from salt water. All it takes are a few household materials.

If your first grader has a hard time practicing his vocabulary skills, introduce him to this fun word building game.

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

Want to boost math and science learning? Take a bug expedition and give your first grader practice observing and charting what they see.

This fun and easy project is the perfect way to help your first grader remember who's who, practice her handwriting, and help decorate for Thanksgiving.

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

First graders are learning to think like scientists. What better place to start, then by raising tadpoles? This hands-on activity explores science in action!

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!

Help your first grader build sight word knowledge by creating a reading pointer and taking the family on a house-wide reading tour!

Make a fun refrigerator graph with your first grader in order to help her develop those crucial graphing skills, while engaging with the whole family.

Your first grader will improve her fine motor skills as she designs her own drum set with recycled household objects and art supplies!

Guide your first grader through a map drawing project inspired by her favorite fairy tale. Its masked as a fun art activity, but it also packs learning punch!

Challenge your first grader to wordsmith her way to victory with this puzzle! Who can find the most words in the letters of "Saint Patrick's Day"?

Take the art making outside: have your first grader make a clay relief sculpture of the natural world. This is a great activity for summer.

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.

Here's an activity that puts a new twist on a classic game. Help your first-grader create their own wooden word blocks and play sight word Jenga.

Your first grader will love showcasing his favorite pieces of art with his very own personalized magnets created from old bottle caps!

Is your first grader a picky eater who judges her meal at a glance? Change her perception of food with the help of this tricky taste test.

Get active at home by pretending to be different animals! Use this fun and engaging activity to move your body, get silly, and practice gross motor skills.

Here is a way to help your first grader keep track of the books she has read, and also help her develop some critical thinking skills.

Create a crafty porcupine with your first grader, and use the opportunity to teach your little one about it's ingenious (yet painful!) defense mechanism.

Introduce your first grader to our country's most famous leaders with an artsy info board full of facts, patriotic colors and coins!

Teach your kindergartener or first grader about the art of correspondence by guiding them to create their own postcards out of favorite family photographs.

Your first grader will delight in making a cookie version of homemade gelt--the gold coin chocolates that are often given as gifts or prizes during Hanukkah.

Delight your first grader by combining a reading activity with a fun "tea party" as she unscrambles cut-up words in a tea bag to form sentences and stories.

Show your first grader how to create her own octopus out of yarn. This simple, yet fun, project yields an adorable play or cuddle partner.

Your first grader will gain an understanding of time management as your holiday tasks become manageable, with this to-do list reinvented as an advent calendar!