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A Martin Luther King Day Project

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A Martin Luther King Day Project

First Grade

This hands-on activity gets first grade kids brainstorming about what needs change in the world, and how they can help.

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A Martin Luther King Day Project

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A Martin Luther King Day Project

This hands-on activity gets first grade kids brainstorming about what needs change in the world, and how they can help.

First Grade

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How to Make a Paper Snowflake

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How to Make a Paper Snowflake

First Grade

Measurement

Learn how to make a paper snowflake with these simple instructions. Help your child learn how to make a paper snowflake with only paper and scissors.

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How to Make a Paper Snowflake

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How to Make a Paper Snowflake

Learn how to make a paper snowflake with these simple instructions. Help your child learn how to make a paper snowflake with only paper and scissors.

First Grade

Measurement

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Celebrate Kwanzaa: Weave a Mkeka

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Celebrate Kwanzaa: Weave a Mkeka

First Grade

Celebrate Kwanzaa with your fourth grader, or introduce them to a new cultural practice, by showing them how to weave a Kwanzaa mat out of an ordinary paper bag!

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Celebrate Kwanzaa: Weave a Mkeka

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Celebrate Kwanzaa: Weave a Mkeka

Celebrate Kwanzaa with your fourth grader, or introduce them to a new cultural practice, by showing them how to weave a Kwanzaa mat out of an ordinary paper bag!

First Grade

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How to Set a Table Diagram

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How to Set a Table Diagram

First Grade

Handwriting

It's always good to have a little help during the holiday. Show your child how to set a table setting and then help him create a placemat map.

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How to Set a Table Diagram

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How to Set a Table Diagram

It's always good to have a little help during the holiday. Show your child how to set a table setting and then help him create a placemat map.

First Grade

Handwriting

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Create an Autumn Tree of Resolutions

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Create an Autumn Tree of Resolutions

Kindergarten

Reading

Help your learner develop her fine motor and communication skills with this fun and festive fall activity.

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Create an Autumn Tree of Resolutions

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Create an Autumn Tree of Resolutions

Help your learner develop her fine motor and communication skills with this fun and festive fall activity.

Kindergarten

Reading

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How to Make a Trick-or-Treat Bag

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How to Make a Trick-or-Treat Bag

Pre-K

Learn how to make a trick-or-treat bag for Halloween. See how to make a decorative trick-or-treat bag with this Halloween craft tutorial.

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How to Make a Trick-or-Treat Bag

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How to Make a Trick-or-Treat Bag

Learn how to make a trick-or-treat bag for Halloween. See how to make a decorative trick-or-treat bag with this Halloween craft tutorial.

Pre-K

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Make an ALL ABOUT ME! Book

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Make an ALL ABOUT ME! Book

First Grade

Writing

Spark your kids' interest in writing by helping them write a mini-book about their favorite subject: themselves!

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Make an ALL ABOUT ME! Book

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Make an ALL ABOUT ME! Book

Spark your kids' interest in writing by helping them write a mini-book about their favorite subject: themselves!

Community and Culture

Here's a great activity to help learners satisfy their snow play cravings in a cozy indoor setting!

Here's a great activity to help learners satisfy their snow play cravings in a cozy indoor setting!

First Grade

Community and Culture

Teach your child about healthy foods and how to make a meal that is good for them with this fun activity that you both can do together.

Teach your child about healthy foods and how to make a meal that is good for them with this fun activity that you both can do together.

This reindeer hat is cute and festive for your child during the holiday season. Make a reindeer hat this Christmas with your child.

This reindeer hat is cute and festive for your child during the holiday season. Make a reindeer hat this Christmas with your child.

First Grade

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'Handy' Thanksgiving Wreath

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'Handy' Thanksgiving Wreath

First Grade

Grammar and Mechanics

This 'handy' Thanksgiving wreath gets your child to focus on things he's grateful for all year. Create a Thanksgiving wreath with your child this November.

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'Handy' Thanksgiving Wreath

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'Handy' Thanksgiving Wreath

This 'handy' Thanksgiving wreath gets your child to focus on things he's grateful for all year. Create a Thanksgiving wreath with your child this November.

First Grade

Grammar and Mechanics

Tissue Valentine's hearts make great decorations and help your child work out those all-important fine motor skills.

Tissue Valentine's hearts make great decorations and help your child work out those all-important fine motor skills.

Who said snow globes have to be round and made of glass? Here’s our take on this holiday favorite, using paper and plastic.

Who said snow globes have to be round and made of glass? Here’s our take on this holiday favorite, using paper and plastic.

First Grade

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Create a Rainbow of Healthy Food

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Create a Rainbow of Healthy Food

Pre-K

Data and Graphing

Help your preschooler chart her good eating habits with this arts and crafts activity that has her making a healthy fruits and vegetables rainbow and graph!

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Create a Rainbow of Healthy Food

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Create a Rainbow of Healthy Food

Help your preschooler chart her good eating habits with this arts and crafts activity that has her making a healthy fruits and vegetables rainbow and graph!

Pre-K

Data and Graphing

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Make a Basket for Moses

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Make a Basket for Moses

First Grade

Community and Culture

This easy craft project boosts counting and fine motor skills, and will help kids learn about Jewish culture.

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Make a Basket for Moses

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Make a Basket for Moses

This easy craft project boosts counting and fine motor skills, and will help kids learn about Jewish culture.

First Grade

Community and Culture

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How to Make a Pig Nose

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How to Make a Pig Nose

First Grade

Bring barnyard fun to a rainy day by making this simple pig nose, or make several noses and round up two of your child's friends to act out Three Little Pigs.

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How to Make a Pig Nose

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How to Make a Pig Nose

Bring barnyard fun to a rainy day by making this simple pig nose, or make several noses and round up two of your child's friends to act out Three Little Pigs.

Invite your kid to create her own hanging dove images--a symbol of peace and unity--in honor of Black History Month.

Invite your kid to create her own hanging dove images--a symbol of peace and unity--in honor of Black History Month.

First Grade

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Make a Paper Bag Costume

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Make a Paper Bag Costume

Pre-K

Take a break with a paper bag costume. A great rainy-day art project.

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Make a Paper Bag Costume

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Make a Paper Bag Costume

Take a break with a paper bag costume. A great rainy-day art project.

This snowman's not abominable, he's adorable! Your child can bring her very own snowman to life while practicing how to create texture.

This snowman's not abominable, he's adorable! Your child can bring her very own snowman to life while practicing how to create texture.

First Grade

Life Science

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Create a "Wants and Needs" Poster

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Create a "Wants and Needs" Poster

Kindergarten

Community and Culture

Help your child discover the difference between his wants and needs using this poster.

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Create a "Wants and Needs" Poster

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Create a "Wants and Needs" Poster

Help your child discover the difference between his wants and needs using this poster.

Kindergarten

Community and Culture

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Make an Accordion Skeleton

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Make an Accordion Skeleton

First Grade

Introduce learners to the skeletal system and create a budget-friendly Halloween craft with this paper skeleton!

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Make an Accordion Skeleton

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Make an Accordion Skeleton

Introduce learners to the skeletal system and create a budget-friendly Halloween craft with this paper skeleton!

Earth and Space Science

Make a spring collage with your child to get them outside and those creative juices flowing!

Make a spring collage with your child to get them outside and those creative juices flowing!

Pre-K

Earth and Space Science

Create your very own adorable reindeer to keep you company throughout the holiday season.

Create your very own adorable reindeer to keep you company throughout the holiday season.

Kindergarten

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Coffee Filter Snowflakes

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Coffee Filter Snowflakes

First Grade

Coffee filter snowflakes are an easy winter craft and a good way to involve children of all ages in holiday decorating.

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Coffee Filter Snowflakes

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Coffee Filter Snowflakes

Coffee filter snowflakes are an easy winter craft and a good way to involve children of all ages in holiday decorating.

Help your first grader build sight word knowledge by creating a reading pointer and taking the family on a house-wide reading tour!

Help your first grader build sight word knowledge by creating a reading pointer and taking the family on a house-wide reading tour!

In this hands-on craft project, kids will make an analog clock of their own, and then use it to learn how to tell time.

In this hands-on craft project, kids will make an analog clock of their own, and then use it to learn how to tell time.

A valentine garland makes any home look more lovely on Valentine's Day. Craft a simple valentine garland with your child to add some heart to your day.

A valentine garland makes any home look more lovely on Valentine's Day. Craft a simple valentine garland with your child to add some heart to your day.

Celebrate all your wonderful tongue taste buds with a giant paper tongue project -- you'll even get to decorate it with actual pieces of candy!

Celebrate all your wonderful tongue taste buds with a giant paper tongue project -- you'll even get to decorate it with actual pieces of candy!

First Grade

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Make Your Own Computer Costume!

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Make Your Own Computer Costume!

Kindergarten

Save some money this Halloween and work out fine motor skills by helping your child make his very own computer costume.

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Make Your Own Computer Costume!

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Make Your Own Computer Costume!

Save some money this Halloween and work out fine motor skills by helping your child make his very own computer costume.

Kindergarten

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Create a Shoebox Habitat

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Create a Shoebox Habitat

First Grade

Life Science

Children are imaginative story-builders. Create a shoebox habitat with your child to put those budding creative instincts to good use.

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Create a Shoebox Habitat

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Create a Shoebox Habitat

Children are imaginative story-builders. Create a shoebox habitat with your child to put those budding creative instincts to good use.

First Grade

Life Science

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About 1st grade paper & glue crafts activities

On Education.com, first-grade paper and glue crafts include creative and educational activities like handprint art, paper plate animals, and collage projects. These crafts help children develop fine motor skills, strengthen creativity, and explore colors and textures while making fun, memorable items. Each activity uses simple materials like construction paper, glue, scissors, and crayons, making it accessible for parents and educators. These projects also promote hand-eye coordination and problem-solving as children assemble and design their own artwork.

Explore a variety of first-grade craft printables on Education.com, including step-by-step guides for paper chains, tissue paper mosaics, and folded paper puppets. These resources provide structured instructions to ensure children stay engaged and learn new skills while creating. Worksheet collections and craft-inspired lesson plans make it easy for teachers and parents to incorporate art into learning, encouraging both artistic expression and motor development.

Incorporate paper and glue craft activities into at-home or classroom lessons for hands-on learning that boosts fine motor control, creativity, and confidence. Use accessible materials to create projects like masks, bookmarks, or seasonal decorations while reinforcing developmental targets. Education.com’s first-grade craft resources make art education engaging, affordable, and practical for any learning environment, supporting sustained creative exploration.

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1st Grade Paper & Glue Crafts Activities

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