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 a Gingerbread Milk Carton House
Make this year's "gingerbread house" come together with ease, using a milk carton base and graham cracker walls! As your child's imagination is stimulated, his dexterity and motor skills will receive a boost!
Prepare Painless Peanut Fudge
This dreamy combination of peanut butter and chocolate is a spectacularly simple recipe that is even safe to get your young child involved in. Your youngster will learn how to follow recipe instructions while making these scrumptious candies.
Craft a Santa Claus Mask!
Paper plates make great foundations for masks! Help your child craft this easy-to-make Santa mask that he will delight in wearing during the holiday season for Christmas pretend play.
Prepare Creamy Christmas Peppermints
These velvety peppermint creams make a great introduction to cooking for the very young. No time in the oven is needed, so you don't have to worry about your little one burning herself.
Grow a Miniature Container Garden
Nurture your child's green thumb and spark her interest in the life sciences by starting a miniature garden in a paper egg carton. Your child will participate in the complete growing cycle, from planting the seeds to reaping the results.
Delicious Dried and Fresh Fruit Fun!
Want to find an entertaining way to develop your budding scientist's skills? This fresh and dried fruit comparison experiment is a great way to teach your child about the effects of dehydration and encourage her to take on a healthier diet.
Design a Native American Headpiece
Encourage your child to reveal her inner actor! She will delight in dressing up as a Native American this Thanksgiving with her very own extravagant looking headpiece made from everyday office supplies.
Write Secret Messages!
Your child will feel like a secret agent when you teach her this cool art trick. Write her an "invisible" message with white crayon, then watch her amazement as she paints over what looks like a blank piece of paper and sees a picture emerging.
Make a Button Bracelet
Here's a counting game that puts old buttons to good use and produces unique jewelry that your child can wear or give as gifts to friends.
Create Picture Perfect Postcards!
Show your child how to create one-of-a-kind postcards from family photographs. As you write, address, stamp, and mail each postcard, your child will practice his emerging writing skills while learning the art of correspondence.
