Kindergarten and 1st Grade Activities : Page 49

Does your kid have a stash of sweets left over from Halloween? Turn that pile of candy into a learning opportunity with this sorting and categorizing activity.

Help your first grader explore the world of scientific measurement by "weighing" fruit with a "water scale"!

Add a bit of whimsy and wisdom to your child's desk with this sensational owl craft.

When your child is crossing streets in the dark, visibility is key. Once he's picked out a costume, make fun and festive neon accents to add to his outfit.

Make the abstract nature of time and money easier for your kid to understand with some fun ideas that focus on these concepts.

This easy Halloween "witch" craft is perfect for preschoolers and kindergarteners!

Create a crafty porcupine with your first grader, and use the opportunity to teach your little one about it's ingenious (yet painful!) defense mechanism.

Dog valentine cards are perfect for the pet lover in your life. Make a dog valentine card with your child this February.

Help your child create a written message and practice their letters using sticks they find in nature. Here's how to get started.

This unexpected art project is sure to result in a Picasso-esque jumble of imagination that will teach your kid about shapes, colors, and abstract form!

Using water, corn syrup, and sequins, your child can create a unique art project while exploring what happens when different liquids are mixed together!

This is a great activity for when the kids get a little stir crazy. It works indoors or out.

This fun art activity will get your child's creative juices flowing and will teach her about shapes, pattern and texture along the way.

Your 1st grade scientist will improve her observation skills as she's encouraged to eat healthy by comparing the dry and fresh fruit in this experiment.

Practice measurement and proportion with your first grader, and in the process, make three scrumptious salads for you and your child to share on Mother's Day!

Try this patterned story activity with your kindergartener to help her build up her reading and writing skills using some of her favorite books from preschool.

Your first grader will gain an understanding of time management as your holiday tasks become manageable, with this to-do list reinvented as an advent calendar!

This lucky cake makes the perfect hideout for leprechaun treasure.

Here is a way to help your first grader keep track of the books she has read, and also help her develop some critical thinking skills.

Here are three easy, budget-friendly ways to preserve your child's work and precious memories without filling up the attic.

Build good first grade reading and writing skills, as well as family peace and quiet, with this hand made story book about mornings in your home.

Thank Mr. Jackson Pollock for an afternoon of messy art and educational entertainment.

In this tons-of-fun reading activity, your child plans a storytime, makes a flyer, creates a coloring sheet, and hosts their own storytime.

It's easy to turn old magazines into a fast-and-furious finding game that's both fun and educational for kids.

Get your kindergartener storytelling in this arts and crafts activity by making Character Cubes that'll help improve your child's reading and writing skills.

Rewriting this classic Christmas carol will spark your child's creativity while strengthening his familiarity with grammar and style elements.

Help your kindergarten scientist explore an important part of earth science: how soil retains water.

Want to help your child develop stronger numeracy skills and make your dice games even more fun? Try creating some googly-eyed funny dice.

Not only is homemade wrapping paper pretty, but by experimenting with decorative tools, kids are also doing science, art, and small-motor muscle building.

Got an empty bottle sitting around collecting dust? Put it to good use by turning it into a homemade night light for your kids.