Help your first grade reader master those letter blends like "ch" and "sh" with this memorable and hilarious beanbag toss game.

This project demonstrates the correspondence between the volume of water displaced by a submerged object and the volume of the object displacing it.

Here's a writing activity that helps young learners explore an ant's perspective...and practice writing, too!

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.

Learn how to grow an avocado plant indoors with your 1st grader in this hands-on gardening activity.

How do people move pianos and heavy furniture into tall buildings? Show your kids some pulley potential with this simple household exercise!

This homemade parachute toy is incredibly easy to build. Plus, it gives kids an excuse to investigate and experiment...the backbone of kindergarten science.

In this activity, children will let their imagination run wild as they design and build a new planet in the solar system.

Create a soda bottle garden that defies gravity! This hanging terrarium is housed in a soda bottle and perfect for crafty kids with a growing green thumb.

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.

This DIY menorah will make a beautiful addition to your Hanukkah celebrations. Make a DIY menorah with your child this winter.

Have some fun with your first or second grader, looking for creative ways that 100 cents can make $1.00!

This Earth Day, create an adorable litter bug while learning about the importance of recycling.

Get oodles of noodles this year, not for dinner, but to create this funky ornament for the Christmas tree!

Hunt for natureâs treasure, the many different products made by trees!

This easy Halloween-themed science experiment for first-graders is perfect for chilly October afternoons or great as a Halloween party activity.

Winter is a great time to build a friendly snowman! Turn regular modeling clay into a glittery snowy surprise.

First graders spend lots of time learning double digit numbers. Here's a "green" way to build skills and have some old time family fun, too.

Help your first grader gain new reading skills in this fun, homemade phonics game that the whole family can enjoy!

Wiggly worms are known for staying buried in the soil, but how does that affect plants? Are earthworms and plant growth related?

Get your child math and science savvy with this fun outdoor classification game. Using chalk, your child will classify what she sees in the natural world.

Grow a garden with an environmentally-friendly twist by using plant scraps that usually get thrown away.

Take the spookiness out of spiders with this web-making activity! Your child will practice talking about and creating shapes in this Halloween craft, and learn about spiders along the way.

Arrange a cluster of glittering pumpkins on your dining table or use them as individual place cards to add a little sparkle to your next fall party.

This winter world craft will introduce your kid to pointillism, a technique in which dots are used to create a recognizable image.

Decorating pumpkins is a safer, cleaner alternative to carving. These Cubist art pumpkins are easy and fun to make, and serve as great fall decor.

This beautiful salad looks like a butterfly and tastes like your favorite vegetables!

This is a quick, easy science fair project that conveys the idea of density to preschool and early elementary children.

In this project children discover, identify, and sort seeds from a variety of fruits and vegetables

Your child can create his very own pine forest covered in snow and learn some forest vocabulary too!