First Grade Arts and Crafts Activities

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First grade is a year of firsts: your child's first full day of school, the first time she'll write a small story herself, and the first time she'll read a complete book cover to cover. We've got dozens of wacky reading and math activities, cool science experiments, and indoor and outdoor games to keep the learning fun.

Make A Personalized Art Treasure Box

Having a hard time finding your child's art supplies? Keep all her art supplies organized and in one place by helping her create her own themed, collaged art box.

Kindergarten | First Grade | Arts and Crafts

Craft Your Own Nature Stationery

Bring back snail mail with this nature craft. Use the textures found in nature to create your own stationery! This is a fun outdoor activity that will no doubt inspire your child's creativity.

First Grade | Outdoor | Arts and Crafts

Create an Illustrated Bookmark

In first grade, your child starts the great adventure of reading whole books. Give your child the support to build good reading habits by helping him make and illustrate a bookmark with his favorite story scene!

First Grade | Arts and Crafts | Reading

Directions First: Reading to Draw

Here's an activity that'll encourage your young artist to read. Invite your child to decode directions on colors, numbers, and shapes in order to create cool pictures he can add to his art collection!

First Grade | Reading | Arts and Crafts

Create a "Wants and Needs" Poster

Help your child discover the difference between his wants and needs using this poster. By visually showing the distinction between the two, your child will learn quickly whether what he's asking for is something he needs or something he wants.

Preschool | Kindergarten | First Grade | Arts and Crafts

Give Birds a Feast with This Suet Feeder

Make a bird-feeder using kitchen leftovers and bird seed, all while giving your first grader some excellent scientific practice in identifying and categorizing our feathered friends.

First Grade | Science | Arts and Crafts

Encourage Reading and Writing with a Routine Book

Here's a special book that you and your first grader can create together and read daily. This activity is a fun way to encourage your child to read, write, and tell time, all while harboring a sense of security.

First Grade | Reading | Arts and Crafts | Writing

Create a Clay Garden Relief Sculpture

This fun and engaging activity helps your child to explore new art processes and build her writing and vocabulary skills. It's a great way for her to spend some time outdoors during the warm summer months making art and gaining inspiration from the plants and flowers that she sees every day.

First Grade | Arts and Crafts | Outdoor

Write a Story From an Ant's Perspective

For independent first graders, it's quite instructive to watch a group of ants work together to carry a crumb of food. Here's a writing activity that helps kids explore an ant's perspective...and practice writing, too!

First Grade | Writing | Arts and Crafts