Preschool - 1st Grade Activities : Page 52

Want to help your kid with math? Get out the grab bag! This game is a great way to practice the tricky business of associating numbers with sets of objects.

Remind your child of all the things that go bump, bump in the night with a fun post-Halloween activity.

In this activity, your child will consider the meaning of "culture" and what comprises their family's culture. They will draw pictures of aspects of their family's culture, then choose an aspect of it to explore further.

Are your taste buds up for the challenge? Put tongues to the test with this science fair project that examines who enjoys sour flavors more, adults or kids?

Traditionally, lovespoons were made by suitors to give to their love interests. Have your kid make his own love spoons this Valentine's Day!

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.

Learn how to be a bird scientist in this simple project of watching feathered friends in their habitat.

Your child can create a toy soap sure to provide bath time fun for himself or, when given as a gift, a friend!

Challenge your preschooler to a game of shape match-up--an entertaining way to boost her observational ability.

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

This work of art doubles as a Halloween treat! Your little one will love using marshmallows to make a ghost that's as sweet as it is spooky!

Here's a simple arts and crafts activity to do with your preschooler: make a moon winder toy! All you need is a plastic lid, colored paper, twine, and glue.

Does your child need counting help? Here's a simple game that kids can do at home to help them practice counting to two-digit numbers.

With this fun activity, you can help your preschooler make an cute shopping notepad to keep and use or give away as a gift. Here's how:

Let your child be a designer for the day with this first grade arts and crafts activity: make a felt pillow decorated with colorful felt cut-outs.

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.

Sponges are easy to handle and fun to play with, and your child will love putting these simple, three-piece puzzles together.

Silent "e" words are a big part of first grade phonics. Help them turn words like "hop" to "hope" in this action-packed, practical game.

How do people move pianos and heavy furniture into tall buildings? Show your kids some pulley potential with this simple household exercise!

Make corn kernel necklaces this fall and help build your child's hand-eye coordination along with her fine motor skills.

This cut-out craft makes an elegant Mother's Day gift.

Is your child learning to "sound it out"? This game will help him stretch his "decoding" skills so when he runs into new words, he's ready to take them on.

Teach your kindergartener a little about Mexican culture by giving him a festive, no-cook lesson in how to make "aguas frescas," or seasonal fruit drinks.

Magnets may hold up papers on the fridge, but is it the paper that attracts them? Find out more with this kindergarten science investigation.

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.

This sunshiny art project is perfect for a rainy day and it helps preschoolers with fine motor skills.

Play this fun math numbers game with your kindergartener! Practice following instructions as you roll the dice and count.

Make matzoh more fun! Help your preschooler or kindergartener design a matzoh puzzle from broken pieces of the flatbread.

This spider mobile activity encourages learning about the science of motion, air currents and art.

In this activity, your first grader will practice calendar skills, observe the weather and learns to read calendar words. Here's how to get started: