Here are two fun, rhythmic jump rope chants to help your first grader learn the days of the week, practice reading skills, and stay fit!

Cookie cutters aren't just for gingerbread men anymore. Here are 8 fun and creative projects to do with cookie-cutters!

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

Conduct a simple experiment with your child to study how dirt tracks change as they age in this 1st grade science activity.

Use reusable, recyclable materials--along with a dose of imagination--to build a castle with first grade geometrical forms.

Help your kindergartener identify and sort eight different kinds of common seeds on this "seed wheel" plate you can use all growing season.

Delicious nachos are easy and fun to make any day of the week. Here's how to master this easy nacho recipe.

Put a twist on traditional oil painting with this fun science activity that you and your first grader can do together.

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

Study science with your first grader in this arts and crafts activity that models the reason why fall leaves change color with some paint and crayons.

Create homemade seed packets with your kids. This activity combines your kids' love of science and the outdoors with a little writing and drawing fun.

Study the life cycle of the common blowfly as it relates to forensic investigation. Record the first time you see flies, maggots, and eggs.

Children learn the six parts of a plant...but do they really understand? Try this plant-themed meal plan to bring school science into the home.

This science project challenges students to study deer behavior in their natural habitat- the feeding patterns, social behaviors, male to female ratio, etc.

Blend science and math to explore a very important first grade social studies question: does our planet contain more land or more water?

This first grade science activity is great for winter! Your child will grow and observe her own amaryllis bulb, keeping a journal of her scientific findings.

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

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

Help your first grade reader become an expert in "sh," "ch," and "th" words with this fun, homemade game.

Ordinary drinking straws are fun for drinking juice and even for spitballs when you're not looking, but also fabulous for learning first grade math.

Teach your first grade scientist the difference between liquids and solids using maple syrup.

This first grade science activity brings the green grass of early spring inside while teaching your child about the cycles of growth.

Boost those first grade reading and writing skills with this sweet Mother's Day poem idea.

Help your first grade reader understand verbs by doing them in this boisterous playground relay race.

This fun first grade activity will make your child love vegetables (well, racing them anyway). Build a racecar from a zucchini and challenge the whole family!

Practice problem solving skills with your kindergarten or first grade student in this fun connect-the-dots game!

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day by painting the green Irish countryside in this 2nd grade arts and crafts activity.

This first grade addition math game helps your child use critical thinking skills while practicing his computation.

This hands-on activity practices skip counting, a key first grade math skill. But it's silly fun!

For your budding first grade scientist, all you need is some simple, natural materials to create an amazing ant farm. Here's how to get started.