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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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!

Help your first grader, second grader, or third grader boost his addition skills and math vocabulary with this fun summer game Ice Cream Addition!

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

Here's an arts and crafts activity that has your first-grader or second-grader using crayons and black paint to create a beautiful wax-resist nightscape.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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!