You've probably played the game "I Spy." It's perfect for long car rides. But with a little tweaking, the game can also help kids practice syllables.

Kids often ask, "how tall am I?" This science fair project seeks to determine how well kids can guess their own heights.

Counting syllables can be tough. Help your kid get some practice on Valentine's Day with this simple game.

Enjoy the beautiful outdoors and indulge in a colorful game of I Spy while you're at it! It's just as fun as classic I Spy but twice as educational.

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

Make a "feeling meter" that helps your first grader read key feeling words and communicate his emotions accurately to you.

Challenge your 1st grader to skip count with this sequence game. Help him find missing numbers by figuring out the pattern and building on math skills!

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

In this activity, your child will have an opportunity to discuss what they like about themselves, and they will design a digital or physical poster that displays their talents, what they like, and images that describe themselves.

Check out this fun science fair project idea for 1st grade: a solar eclipse model that demonstrates total, partial, and annular solar eclipses.

Here's a fun activity to reinforce simple short and long vowel words for your first grader.

Kids can jazz up their checker sets by transforming boring round checker pieces into baby chicks and eggs in this 1st grade arts and crafts activity.

Your 1st grade scientist will improve her observation skills as she's encouraged to eat healthy by comparing the dry and fresh fruit in this experiment.

Forget store-bought dyes this Easter: color your Easter eggs with natural dyes made with ingredients from your own kitchen in this 1st grade activity.

Ancient tribes believed that these dolls kept worries away at night. Your 1st grader can make his own and learn about history, culture, and art in this activity

El dia de los muertos (the day of the dead) is a Mexican holiday celebrated on November 1st and 2nd every year. Other Latin American countries celebrate a variation of the holiday, but it originates in Mexico and is unique to this country. These two days

Check out this silly game that will put your kid's animal habitat knowledge (and acting skills) to the test.

Children will practice mindfulness through a short guided practice, reflect on the practices that support peace, and then will build a "peace garden."

If you're short on time but want to find a creative way to decorate your Halloween table, try this spooky party favor mug with matching napkin rings.

What would it be like to be the Cat in the Hat from the famous Dr. Seuss book? This Read Across America project has your 1st grader making his own fun-in-a-box!

In this social emotional learning activity, children will learn about forgiveness by watching a short video, listening to and learning "The Forgiveness Song," and reflecting on a time they practiced forgiveness.

Make your own dreidel from modeling clay with this Hannukah craft activity!

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

The objective of this science project was to build a model of a volcano and observe reaction between different substances, including baking soda and vinegar.

Problem-solving skills can be practiced and strengthened over time with puzzles such as Tangrams! In this activity, your child will discuss problem-solving strategies and practice using these strategies with Tangram puzzles.

This engaging project encourages young children to practice and refine the important scientific skills of sorting and classification.

During your next craft time, strike up the band with this homemade Chinese instrument.

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

This fun experiment provides a concrete and visually striking illustration of photosynthesis.

The objective of this science project is to determine the length of time for different seeds to germinate.