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.

Learn how to grow an avocado plant indoors with your 1st grader in this hands-on gardening activity.

Challenge your 1st grader to skip count with this sequence game. Help him find missing numbers by figuring out the pattern and building on math skills!

Kids get to race a felt mouse through a homemade maze using magnets in this exciting 1st grade arts and crafts activity.

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

Check out this fun science fair project idea for 1st grade: a solar eclipse model that demonstrates total, partial, and annular solar eclipses.

Kids can jazz up their checker sets by transforming boring round checker pieces into baby chicks and eggs in this 1st grade arts and crafts activity.

Forget store-bought dyes this Easter: color your Easter eggs with natural dyes made with ingredients from your own kitchen in this 1st grade activity.

Ancient tribes believed that these dolls kept worries away at night. Your 1st grader can make his own and learn about history, culture, and art in this activity

El dia de los muertos (the day of the dead) is a Mexican holiday celebrated on November 1st and 2nd every year. Other Latin American countries celebrate a variation of the holiday, but it originates in Mexico and is unique to this country. These two days

What would it be like to be the Cat in the Hat from the famous Dr. Seuss book? This Read Across America project has your 1st grader making his own fun-in-a-box!

Teach your little scientist about the amazing powers of gravity by comparing the falling speeds of two yummy fruits

Playing the Number Sentence Game with your child gives him the opportunity to practice ordering and comparing numbers using symbols.

Encourage your child to compare and contrast a wide variety of autumn-themed items by weighing various objects and recording their findings.

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

Will storing cucumbers and tomatoes in the fridge destroy their unique flavors? Find out in this science fair project idea!

This fun experiment provides a concrete and visually striking illustration of photosynthesis.

This flash card game will help your child memorize words while visually learning the differences between objects.

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.

These DIY coasters are an easy-peasy, activity for small hands to manage, and a good way to get ready for summer, when cold drinks abound.

Instead of heading to the craft store, take a step back in time and restock your art supply with this easy recipe for homemade ink.

Build second and third grade writing skills by using pictures to help kids "see" how to use details in their stories.

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

In this science fair project, young children discover what happens when two fluids that have different densities get together.

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

This measurement activity uses feet to compare objects, but not the ones found on rulers and measuring sticks...the feet on your child's own body!

This science fair project idea demonstrates that plants give off water.

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

Little kids love this messy but fun Easter party game: bob for chocolate Easter eggs in a giant blob of whipped cream. The first one to find all her eggs wins!

In this project children discover, identify, and sort seeds from a variety of fruits and vegetables