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

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

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!

Here's a first grade ladybug game that explores how air can move solid objects, and adds some measurement practice, too. Play, learn, and enjoy!

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!

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

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

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

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.

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.

This winter garden project is just about bomb-proof, and believe it or not, it might even make a great gift. So get craft happy with your first grader!

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.

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

Let your young adventurer go bug hunting in the great outdoors with their very own bug net!

Challenge your young dinosaur lover to examine dinosaur footprints and then create their own dinosaur fossil in this hands-on activity.

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

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!

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.

This weather spinner will improve observation skills by encouraging children to examine and track weather details and patterns.

Is our water polluted? Help your young scientist understand the importance of taking care of the environment with this simple experiment.

This will encourage your child to utilize their observation skills, develop aesthetic awareness, build artistic drawing abilities and learn about the seasons.

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.

Here's a household scavenger hunt that shows kids the natural sources behind everyday objects...and builds reading skills, too!

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

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.

Help your child measure breezy weather in her environment by making a wind vane for kids, a simple version of the classic scientific measurement tool.

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

Put an oatmeal box, a flashlight, and some construction paper together and you have the makings of an incredibly cool bedroom planetarium!

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