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Get your child math and science savvy with this fun outdoor classification game. Using chalk, your child will classify what she sees in the natural world.

First graders are learning basic addition and subtraction math facts. Practice in the sandbox with this fun outdoor math activity!

Use the textures found in nature to create your own stationery! This fun, outdoor activity will no doubt inspire your child's creative side.

In this exciting and empowering challenge, your child will construct a bridge using marshmallows and toothpicks!

Allow your first grader to get his artwork outdoors this summer by letting him create a garden art box for his arts and crafts supplies.

If you're looking for something to keep your kid busy on a warm day, and give him some writing practice in the process, bring on the mud!

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.

You don't need to head to the Arctic to experiment with life in an igloo. Learners can build their own ice igloo at home from water and empty milk containers.

Cinnamon is tasty, but does it have super powers as well? Find out if cinnamon can repel mosquitoes in this outdoorsy experiment.

Create a habitat for a butterfly right in your own backyard, and build your first grader's science knowledge while you're at it.

In first grade, children are introduced to fractions. Here's a recipe that combines fraction practice with winter fun and lets kids actually paint the snow!

Take the art making outside: have your first grader make a clay relief sculpture of the natural world. This is a great activity for summer.

Take a closer look at the soil that surrounds us, and give your child a lesson in Geology 101!

Take advantage of the spring and summer sun in this arts and crafts activity that has your learner creating pretty flower prints.

Hunt for natureâs treasure, the many different products made by trees!

Create a self-portrait from natural materials in this collage craft activity!

If your child aspires to be the next Frank Lloyd Wright, we've got some tips on building sand castles that last.

Perk up your front porch with this hanging vase craft, perfect for spring and for getting kids outdoors!

Want to boost math and science learning? Take a bug expedition and give your first grader practice observing and charting what they see.

Lead your first grader on a nature walk ... with a scavenger hunt-style twist! They'll try to capture photos that correspond to paint chip colors.

This recipe makes bubbles that not only blow up nice and big, but do tricks and experiments! How do you do it? It's not a secret, it's science!

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

Help your child make a beautiful homemade sandcastle that will last!

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.

Your kid will be captivated as she watches liquids change color before her very eyes during this fun science project that introduces some chemistry basics.

Play this flashlight game with your child to teach him about objects that are transparent, translucent, and opaque.

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.

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

Planning a beach vacation? Here's a cool nature craft you can make in the sand with your child.

What do worms eat? Kids find out what kinds of rotting leaves and vegetables worms prefer in this cool compost science fair project.