Kindergarten and 1st Grade Activities : Page 47

Get in the spirit of Christmas by creating Santa's favorite helpers, the elves!

Assist your kindergartener in constructing his own shy little magic turtle out of just a plastic cup, tube sock, and wooden dowel.

Hold a magnet marathon! Explore the power of magnets with your kindergartener in this entertaining and simple science game.

Make “teal the new orange” this Halloween season! Help your child learn about the Teal Pumpkin Project and paint the color teal on a pumpkin to advertise that your family will offer non-food toys as a treat, or “trinket” option.

Recycle all those old puzzles with missing pieces into a cute and easy puzzle piece tree.

Celebrate President's Day with your kindergartener by building a delicious presidential snack: a banana log cabin!

In this science fair project, young children observe, record, and create collections of shapes in their world and increase their powers of observation.

Your child can create his very own pine forest covered in snow and learn some forest vocabulary too!

You don't need a garden to enjoy flowers. This first grade activity let's you make a lovely bouquet for Valentine's Day

Is your first grader a picky eater who judges her meal at a glance? Change her perception of food with the help of this tricky taste test.

Not sure what to do with all of those leftover boxes from holiday gifts? Tap into your crafty side by creating an adorable snow person with your child. This activity is sure to bring smiles to those who pass your yard or come into your home all season lon

Make a slithery snake from paper chains and learn about patterns at the same time.

Here's a fun activity to get your kindergarten child to listen to beginning alphabet sounds and match them with their letter symbols.

Have your child experiment with layering by creating a feathered friend to celebrate warmer weather.

Play this fun matching game with your kindergartener! It's a great way to practice math and number skills with playing cards.

Getting your treasures from place to place is tough. Help your child with this task by making a denim pouch from recycled blue jeans!

Your child can create a toy soap sure to provide bath time fun for himself or, when given as a gift, a friend!

Who are the people young readers meet in their books? This reading activity will help your first grader build important comprehension skills.

Your first grader will love this addition challenge! Roll dice and keep a running total as you try to achieve the highest score.

This science fair project idea teaches that time always passes at the same rate and nothing we do in our daily life âreallyâ affects how fast it moves.

In this activity, your child will learn how slowing down and using mindfulness can help us be more aware of others' needs. They will also draw a picture of a time when they made a healthy and helpful choice.

Make a special card with a surprise that jumps out! Simple and inexpensive, it's a snap for little hands to make.

Here's an adorable kindergarten refrigerator magnet that celebrates the glories of the letter "B" and benefits your early reader.

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!

In this activity, your child will discuss how to stand up for others, and they'll use pipe cleaners to design a symbol that reminds them to stand up for others.

This project leads to an understanding that a whole may be built of smaller parts that fit and work together and provides an introduction to basic tools.

This simple game isn't just a diversion, it teaches your child to identify the incorrect word within a familiar verse.

Make "fossils" with your child to hide in the sandbox or at the park or the beach, to help your child explore his archaeological side.

This creative art project lets kids explore the wonder of sea creatures while putting their ingenuity and problem solving skills to use.

Bring a swell of high sea adventure to your own living room with this quick and easy paper sailboat craft!