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

Work on simple addition and finding even numbers in this first grade math card game.

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.

Get your child outside to observe the clouds, and get a fun exercise in science, writing, and arts and crafts! Here's how.

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.

Show your kindergartener how to count to 100 by tens, and he'll get an adorable cheerio necklace in the process!

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!

Get ready for Halloween with a pumpkin mask made from construction paper!

In this science fair project, young children discover what happens when two fluids that have different densities get together.

Play hopscotch with numbers, but also with letters, to get kids ready for reading.

For your budding first grade scientist, all you need is some simple, natural materials to create an amazing ant farm. Here's how to get started.

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

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.

These DIY coasters are an easy-peasy, activity for small hands to manage, and a good way to get ready for summer, when cold drinks abound.

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

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

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

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

Let your first grader get inspired by the fiery fall colors outside his window by creating a beautiful handprint tree!

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

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

Get into the back-to-school spirit with this clip magnet that'll make sure your first grader never loses his important school papers again!

Invite your first grader to play this subtraction sacks game to get her actively involved in understanding and memorizing subtraction facts.

Even your first grader can get involved in the lighting of the Kwanzaa Kinara with this clever flameless Kinara project!

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

How goofy can your first grader get? Show her how to use balloons and yarn to craft a collection of silly faces!

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

Get ready for leftovers with an adorable turkey lunch bag! This recycled craft is a great way to remind everyone how much fun they had on Thanksgiving.