Kindergarten and 1st Grade Activities : Page 9

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

Express the love that you share with your child this Valentine's Day by creating unique "me and you" portraits together!

Help your child learn to read! By making their own book, your child can get creative, and practice ten key sight words at the same time.

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.

Your child will need to combine his sporty hand-eye coordination skills with his math skills to become the bullseye king.

First graders spend lots of time learning double digit numbers. Here's a "green" way to build skills and have some old time family fun, too.

Invite your kindergarten marine biologist to practice in scientific identification and categorization while creating a lovely treasure box.

Find out whether we can create motion in a dish and as a result, create a wonderful and colorful show.

Children are imaginative story-builders. Create a shoebox habitat with your child to put those budding creative instincts to good use.

Make a batch of chocolate clay to teach kids the art of molding and sculpting. Working with their hands has never been this much fun.

Learn how starch and carbohydrates interact with different solvents in this fun and easy packing peanut science fair project.

Winter is a great time to build a friendly snowman! Turn regular modeling clay into a glittery snowy surprise.

Encourage your future voter and current patriot to get in on election fever by making his very own voting button.

Play this game that lets you create your own silly monster drawing and helps your child practice her counting skills!

Help your child get the hang of reading with this fun activity. Here's how to make a spinning phonics wheel out of two paper plates.

The next time your kids are pent up inside because of bad weather, try hosting a Balloon Olympics!

Use empty soda bottles to create a fun bowling set that helps your first grader practice addition skills!

Satisfy your kindergartener's fascination of different sounds with this easy science project, where they'll use their ears instead of their eyes to identify sounds!

Try this new twist to the traditional memory game to help your learner match number symbols to the correct quantity while sharpening their memory skills!

Puppets can help preschoolers practice communication and conflict resolution.

Help your first grade reader master those letter blends like "ch" and "sh" with this memorable and hilarious beanbag toss game.

Build your child's social studies skills by making a map together.

Your second grader can honor two renowned U.S. Presidents--Abraham Lincoln and George Washington--by crafting larger-than-life pennies and quarters!

Learning to identify and categorize different geometric shapes is a big goal for early learners. And your neighborhood is the perfect place to start!

A hands-on guessing game that teaches kids to recognize different coins. First graders will learn their money and their math at the same time!

Use this fun math board game to improve your first grader's confidence with addition facts.

Put numbers and letters together -- key kindergarten math and reading skills -- while creating a marvelous game piece for outdoor play!

Practice reading and vocabulary by making sight words into a puzzle!

Make a family tree with your child to teach him about his personal history. Make a family tree with this tutorial, and teach your kid about his family history.

Decorating pumpkins is a safer, cleaner alternative to carving. These Cubist art pumpkins are easy and fun to make, and serve as great fall decor.