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Here are two fun, rhythmic jump rope chants to help your first grader learn the days of the week, practice reading skills, and stay fit!

Delicious nachos are easy and fun to make any day of the week. Here's how to master this easy nacho recipe.

Whatever the season, celebrate greenery and growth by helping your child study some delightful spring words.

Study the life cycle of the common blowfly as it relates to forensic investigation. Record the first time you see flies, maggots, and eggs.

Conduct a simple experiment with your child to study how dirt tracks change as they age in this 1st grade science activity.

This science project challenges students to study deer behavior in their natural habitat- the feeding patterns, social behaviors, male to female ratio, etc.

Study science with your first grader in this arts and crafts activity that models the reason why fall leaves change color with some paint and crayons.

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.

Build your child's social studies skills by making a map together.

Here's a motivational kit that lets your emerging reader know you're with him for the whole wild ride.

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

This first grade science activity is great for winter! Your child will grow and observe her own amaryllis bulb, keeping a journal of her scientific findings.

In this activity, your first grader will practice calendar skills, observe the weather and learns to read calendar words. Here's how to get started:

Your child grows a green thumb and flowers with this seed planting activity that also celebrates the 100th day of school!

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!

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

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 this social emotional learning activity, your child will create a goal board and practice setting one goal for an assignment or task and the steps they will need to achieve it.

Play this fun game with your kindergarten or first grader. It's a great way to practice important math skills, including counting and addition.

Help your preschooler chart her good eating habits with this arts and crafts activity that has her making a healthy fruits and vegetables rainbow and graph!

Chemistry is a blast with this backyard bomb made from a sandwich bag. All you need are ingredients from the pantry to create a satisfying, and safe, explosion.

First graders are learning to think like scientists. What better place to start, then by raising tadpoles? This hands-on activity explores science in action!

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

With a newspaper, highlighter, and some fun extra prizes, you can help your first grader start lifetime reading habits with print all around us.

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

Draw some educational value out of a summer stocked full of adventures!

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

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

A food groups plate shows your child what category her foods belong in. Make a food groups plate with your child before dinnertime.

Make the abstract nature of time and money easier for your kid to understand with some fun ideas that focus on these concepts.