Give your first grader reading and writing practice with this fun, practical postcard that will also help with spelling strategies.

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

How often do we eat with awareness and really taste our food and think about where the food came from? Mindful eating is a great way to practice mindfulness infused with gratitude and appreciation for our food.

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

Puppets can help preschoolers practice communication and conflict resolution.

Practice reading with this fun game, where your first grader will "hunt" for hidden words around the house.

Practice counting with this winter kindergarten art project! As your child sculpts a clay igloo, he will work on math and dexterity and learn about snow.

Make grammar interesting for kinders, with this fun take on charades. They'll practice verbs and get in some giggles, too!

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

With a newspaper, highlighter, and some fun extra prizes, you can help your first grader start lifetime reading habits with print all around us.

Invite your kindergartener to explore the bright new world of measurement by starting out with nonstandard (and tasty!) units, such as gummy bears or worms.

Here's a fun activity that takes "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" to a new level--and builds strong kindergarten reading and writing skills

In this project children practice the scientific method while playing with puffy paint.

Here's a rainy day phonics craft project for you and your first grader. Reel in those double "ee" words on this do-it-yourself eel!

Children will practice mindfulness through a short guided practice, reflect on the practices that support peace, and then will build a "peace garden."

By using watercolor paints to practice writing letters, sentences, and math problems, your child will practice first grade skills in his "Sidewalk School."

Practice counting to 100 independently with this American flag craft project! 

Your child will enjoy getting math practice as they use bugs in addition and subtraction problems.

Practice reading and writing by helping your first grader create a family recipe book!

Help your child practice her counting as she makes this fun and festive holiday decoration!

This incredibly edible activity gives kindergarteners the chance to practice identifying, copying and extending basic patterns.

Gather the neighborhood children together and practice graphing with this backyard tournament!

Help your first grader practice sight words with this fun activity. Learn how to put together a puzzle while practicing common sight words.

This engaging project encourages young children to practice and refine the important scientific skills of sorting and classification.

Use this fun spin-off of Bingo to help your child practice number recognition and listening skills!

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

Spice up your first grader's spelling practice this Presidents Day by playing the Abraham Lincoln Penny Spelling game!

Practicing letters and words by writing them out is all well and good, but spelling out your practice words with old puzzle pieces is a lot more fun!

First graders are learning basic addition and subtraction math facts. Practice in the sandbox with this fun outdoor math activity!

Help your kindergartener learn to manage a telephone with this homemade keyboard that also helps kids practice letters and numbers.