Use reusable, recyclable materials--along with a dose of imagination--to build a castle with first grade geometrical forms.

In this activity, your child will learn and practice mindfulness by using their senses to focus on one thing at a time.

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.

First grade science often covers solids, liquids, and gases. This silly science explores serious facts about the difference between all three.

This science fair project idea teaches that time always passes at the same rate and nothing we do in our daily life âreallyâ affects how fast it moves.

First grade math includes lots of work with two-digit numbers. Here's an activity to help kids practice recognizing and sequencing numbers from 1-30.

Put a twist on traditional oil painting with this fun science activity that you and your first grader can do together.

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.

Help Mother's Day feel special for weeks and months ahead, while giving your child some good writing practice, too.

Make this creative "story cartoon" tray to help your first grader build reading comprehension skills while having a hilarious time!

Dads, this activity's for you. Brighten mom's day with a set of kid-designed "mom coupons" that are sure to keep mom happily pampered for weeks.

Practice measurement and proportion with your first grader, and in the process, make three scrumptious salads for you and your child to share on Mother's Day!

Looking for a cool game to help your first grader learn her 11s? Look no further than this clever one-person card game.

Ask your kids to write these one-sentence "Holiday Wishes." Without realizing it, they'll be building third grade Language Arts skills.

Are you looking for a fun craft for the next big American holiday? Make this hat with your kid and let him march around the room like a Revolutionary soldier!

Here are three easy, budget-friendly ways to preserve your child's work and precious memories without filling up the attic.

Bird watching is a fun way for kids to learn about Mother Nature. Make a bird feeder, a bird house, and binoculars and you can attract birds and watch them!

Keep school day sniffles at bay with a simple felt tissue cozy that fits neatly in a 3-ring binder.

Children learn the six parts of a plant...but do they really understand? Try this plant-themed meal plan to bring school science into the home.

Create some flying bats with your little one this Halloween season. This activity is a great way for your little one to learn about symmetry.

Bring barnyard fun to a rainy day by making this simple pig nose, or make several noses and round up two of your child's friends to act out Three Little Pigs.

The perfect activity for a rainy day, or any time your little one moans, "Moooo-oom, there's nothing to do!"

Help your first grade reader become an expert in "sh," "ch," and "th" words with this fun, homemade game.

Salute your "#1 Dad" with this creative pop-up card!

Create a three-dimensional X-ray of your child's hand in this simple modeling activity. All you need to get started are black paper and drinking straws

In this activity, students will be challenged to describe and count the ways a toy moves from one position on a grid to another.

By using watercolor paints to practice writing letters, sentences, and math problems, your child will practice first grade skills in his "Sidewalk School."

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.

Make this cool iPod or cell phone case for Dad out of one of his little-used ties.

Challenge your first or second grade reader to make 100 words in this reading and spelling activity for the 100th Day of School.