First Grade Outdoor Activities
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.
Help Your Child Get Centered with Yoga
There's no reason that the physical and mental benefits of yoga should be provided to adults only! Teaching your child some simple yoga poses can help him build coordination, flexibility, and endurance.
Fitness is a Cake Walk
Keep your child healthy and active by introducing fitness games into her daily routine. A cross between a cake walk and musical chairs, this energetic game makes exercise fun.
Make Flower Pot Music
Turn flower pots into a unique musical instrument with this inventive activity! Your child will be a musician in no time and this activity will give him a great opportunity to learn about music and sound.
Rock Out with Tic-Tac-Toe
Get your child away from the TV this summer with a fun game of Rock Tic-Tac-Toe! Use chalk to create an outdoor tic-tac-toe board, and play using colorfully painted rocks in place of X's and O's. Not only is it fun, but you can play over and over to help your child develop her thinking skills!
Have a Ball with Sevens
Here's a fun game for your child to play on his own! Throw a tennis ball against a wall and complete seven different moves, like twists, claps, and jumps, before he catches the ball!
Create a Garden Art Box
Drawing outside and getting inspiration from nature is fun to do, especially in warm, summer weather. In this activity, allow your first grader to draw almost anywhere by letting him create his own garden art box.
Play Blob Tag
A simple modification of an old game keeps all children participating and active, giving everyone a chance to practice their running and dodging skills.
Play Original Hopscotch!
The traditional objectives of this classic game are to toss a marker (a flat stone, a beanbag, etc.) onto each numbered square consecutively, to hop onto the single squares without putting the second foot down, and to skip the square where the marker has landed.
Duck, Duck, Goose Reinvented!
This variation of Duck, Duck, Goose is played in pairs, which means a lot more activity for participants!
Play Reverse Tag
This variation on an old game involves counting, moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity, and practice with running and dodging.
