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

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

What's the first letter? Play this game with your first grader the next time you read together, and watch her reading skills grow as she climbs the levels.

This first grade science activity brings the green grass of early spring inside while teaching your child about the cycles of growth.

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.

Here's an activity to encourage your young artist to read. Invite your child to visualize directions on colors, numbers, and shapes to create cool pictures!

Teach your first grade scientist the difference between liquids and solids using maple syrup.

Boost those first grade reading and writing skills with this sweet Mother's Day poem idea.

Help your first grade reader understand verbs by doing them in this boisterous playground relay race.

Practice problem solving skills with your kindergarten or first grade student in this fun connect-the-dots game!

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

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

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.

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

Help your first grade scientist learn about metamorphosis by observing the life cycle of some interesting creepy crawlies.

This hands-on activity practices skip counting, a key first grade math skill. But it's silly fun!

Shake those dice and try to roll big numbers in this first grade math game. Practice addition in a new, fun way!

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

Here's a hands-on activity that first grade use to help kids get a feel for equations. It uses popsicle sticks to practice addition and subtraction!

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!

You don't need a garden to enjoy flowers. This first grade activity let's you make a lovely bouquet for Valentine's Day

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

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

Here's a silly game that uses nursery rhymes to introduce a big concept in first grade reading and writing: learning about nouns and verbs.

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

This hands-on activity gets first grade kids brainstorming about what needs change in the world, and how they can help.

Blend science and math to explore a very important first grade social studies question: does our planet contain more land or more water?

In first grade, children are introduced to fractions. Here's a recipe that combines fraction practice with winter fun and lets kids actually paint the snow!

Help your first grade child figure out contractions and their original two words by playing this simple game, Contraction Concentration!

Here's a great early reading and science activity for curious children. Learn how to plant your child's name in seeds for a growing writing activity!