1st Grade 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.
Make Chocolate-Dipped Apricot Gelt!
This year, make chocolate-dipped apricot gelt as a healthy alternative to the traditional chocolate coins. Celebrate Hanukkah by making this simple and delicious recipe with your child.
Make an Alphabet Block Menorah
Make a Menorah while learning your ABC's with this easy craft.
Make a New Year's 2010 Headband
Make this festive New Year's headband with your child this holiday season to ring-in the new year and give your child some great fine motor practice while she's at it!
Create a Menorah
This Hanukkah, get your child in the holiday spirit by making a homemade menorah! Since most of the materials for this project can be found around the house, it's simple and inexpensive and is a good way to teach your child about recycling.
Yes, No, You Got It!
It is important to have a good understanding of numbers and their values. This guessing game combines logic with number sense. All you need is a deck of cards to get started!
Cover Up
Check out this exciting way to practice addition! This two player game uses dice to get its point across. Players add up numbers to find different sums. There is plenty of repetition, which makes this game a fun alternative to flash cards.
Cover All
Use your number sense to complete this activity. Draw from a deck of cards to determine your number. Create an addition problem with that sum. Try to use as many numbers as possible in a quest to take over the game board!
Play "Take a Potato" for Hanukkah
Gather the family around for this fun song and game that will get your holiday started!
Save the Ducklings
Sneak a little addition and counting practice in with this creative game! Your kindergartner or first grader will love trying to save all of the ducklings from the trap! Add up the total when you roll the dice and count out those ducklings. Hopefully, they will be safe in your hands!
Ten-Twenty-Thirty
Try this single-player addition game! All you need is a deck of playing cards to get started. Try to find sums of 10, 20, or 30 in order to clear cards.
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