Kindergarten and 1st Grade Activities : Page 12

Let your imagination take flight as you explore the beautiful continent of Africa! Do this fun writing activity with your child to honor Black History Month.

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.

Orchestrate a Cupid's arrow tossing game among your child and his friends. This fun game cultivates important motor skills and hand-eye coordination, too.

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.

Children will love this arts and crafts activity. Write an "invisible" message in white crayon, then paint over it to reveal the secret!

Pay tribute to the color green this St. Patrick's Day by creating a tactile sensory collage filled with green things in this kindergarten art activity.

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

Help your kindergartener develop his sequencing skills in this activity that teaches him about a story's beginning, middle, and end.

Can't make it to the beach? Bring the science of ocean waves home with this fun earth science-related craft.

This activity is a fun way for your first grader to learn about how veggies help your body while being creative with art and drama. Here's how to get started.

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

Practice counting to100 independently with this American flag craft project! 

Build a bird feeder science craft that brings birds to your yard, and a smile to the whole family's face.

Celebrate the blooming season with your kid by showing him how to make a magical spring mosaic out of all natural materials!

In this fun activity, kids learn how to make their own bravery badges so they can be brave anytime they want.

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

This flannel board will give your child hands-on practice with math, but in a fun format, full of ladybugs.

This classic children's game-connecting two cups with a string-demonstrates sound's ability to travel through air vs through a solid.

This winter world craft will introduce your kid to pointillism, a technique in which dots are used to create a recognizable image.

This science fair project idea investigates how the shape of an object affects drag.

Why not change things up a bit with this fun way of making those loop-hole bunny ears that sit at the top of his sneakers.

Have your kid create a chart of job titles. It's a great way to get them to recognize the people whose efforts benefit the community.

Use paper and paste to create a colorful collage of shapes that turns into a school bus right before your eyes.

This measurement activity uses feet to compare objects, but not the ones found on rulers and measuring sticks...the feet on your child's own body!

"Crown" dad this Father's Day—and sneak in some letter-sound practice, too.

Use your kindergartener's handprint to create a sweet and personalized apple craft.

Recycling may be a confusing concept for your little one, so take the time to teach them the magic of compost - right in your own backyard!

Nothing says party like a bright and bursting piÃata! Create your own mini festive centerpiece with paper towel rolls and ribbons.

This science fair project idea explores how length affects the weight a bridge can hold.

Use real elastic to help your kindergartener learn to "stretch" and blend letters to read words.