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

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

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.

This heart paper chain is the perfect way to celebrate Valentine's Day. Include some decorations in a simple AB pattern and work on pattern recognition.

Here is an activity that your kids can make for Mother's Day, a garden pot filled with edible "flowers".

Celebrate Easter, or just about any day, with a candy necklace. Grab your favorite candies, a string of yarn and get ready to make a yummy, colorful treat!

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.

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

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

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

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

Ordinary drinking straws are fun for drinking juice and even for spitballs when you're not looking, but also fabulous for learning first grade math.

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

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

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.

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!

Build this game, and give your kid some hands-on practice ordering numbers. Soon your first grade kid will be Master of the number line!

Find sums of 10 in this fun first-grade math card game that helps kids build addition skills. Help your child use critical thinking skills to find the sums.

Here's a fun activity to help build thinking skills in young first grade scientists, and to encourage them to have a blast exploring the mass and volume.

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.

This countdown to Christmas craft is fun for kids who are excited for the holiday. Countdown to Christmas with this fun holiday activity.

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

Use this fun math board game to improve your first grader's confidence with addition facts.

First graders spend lots of time learning double digit numbers. Here's a "green" way to build skills and have some old time family fun, too.

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

In this science fair project, kids measure how weather conditions affect how fast a puddle evaporates.

Learn about borrowing in subtraction using a deck of cards and a die! Your first grader will have fun playing this math game.

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

Using just an egg carton and some beans or pennies, you can play this game with your first grader and see real gains in core math skills.