Kindergarten and 1st Grade Activities : Page 2

This project is a vivid, concrete introduction to the basic but important idea that plants need sunlight and water to grow.

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

Camouflage is one of the most important animal adaptations in the African savanna biome. Kids create their own camouflage with this fun science fair project.

In this activity, your child will be challenged to use simple materials to create a catapult for a small, lightweight toy.

In this design thinking activity, your child will choose an animal to research, learn about the animal’s habitat, and then replicate the animal's habitat using household items.

This is a quick, easy science fair project that conveys the idea of density to preschool and early elementary children.

Use watercolors and crayons to teach your child about resistance while she creates a beautiful Easter decoration with this festive craft.

Transform paper towel tubes into some great binoculars for imaginary playtime!

In this fun design challenge, your child will get creative with making structures out of toothpicks and gumdrop candies.

Create your very own colorful stained glass collage Easter egg.

Kids are sure to be entranced by the magic of the ocean when they create their very own ocean in a bottle.

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

This easy craft project boosts counting and fine motor skills, and will help kids learn about Jewish culture.

By incorporating natural materials and the powers of observation, your child will become a backyard naturalist while building early writing and drawing skills!

Try this simple activity to stimulate some very complex thinking with your first grader to develop those all-important reading and comprehension skills.

Design a colorful leprechaun trap—and make some memories—with this fun St. Patrick's Day craft project!

In this science fair project, young children will become aware of and have the opportunity to experience the four basic tastes: sweet, sour, salty, and bitter.

Here's a simple craft activity that can help your youngster better visualize the life cycle of a frog as a circle.

Is it solid or liquid? Create oobleck and witness the amazingly weird oscillation between the two!

This Earth Day, create an adorable litter bug while learning about the importance of recycling.

Children use their design thinking skills and powers of observation to create and construct a bird nest.

This fun craft will teach your child a little bit about the human skeletal system and can be adapted to teach the biology of many different living animals.

This project examines whether people's taste perception is influenced by what they see.

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

Kids will explore the corrosiveness of soda in this cool science fair project by leaving pennies submerged in soda overnight.

In this hands-on craft project, kids will make an analog clock of their own, and then use it to learn how to tell time.

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways ... on my eight limbs and eight hearts!

Help your child discover the difference between his wants and needs using this poster.

Learning about how plants grow is a building block in the early grades science curriculum. Put a fun twist on this life science concept with these cup monster friends!

Combine an introduction to shape and counting with a springtime art project by showing your kindergartener how to create a vibrant rainbow mosaic.