1st Grade 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.

Picasso Pumpkins

There are many wonderful ways to decorate a pumpkin that don't require the use of a carving knife. Case in point: these Cubist art pumpkins.

First Grade | Kindergarten | Arts and Crafts

"Scrambled Egg" Math

First graders spend lots of time learning how to handle double digit numbers. Here's a "green" way to build up those skills and have some old fashioned family fun, too.

First Grade | Math

Egg Carton Addition!

Using nothing fancier than and egg carton and some beans or pennies, you can play this game with your first grader and see real gains in core math skills.

First Grade | Math

Make a Halloween Candle Holder

For a Halloween arts and crafts activity that will give your child an introduction to the art of stained glass, give these candleholders a try.

First Grade | Arts and Crafts

Design a Diorama!

Help your child make an imaginative scene come to life by designing and detailing a diorama. Your child will be practicing two and three dimensional thinking, plus the essential language arts skill of constructing a narrative!

First Grade | Writing | Arts and Crafts

Make a Labor Day Career Book!

Celebrate Labor Day and give your child a jump start on the school year by taking a walk through your neighborhood and talking about the different jobs that people do, then showing him how to make his very own "career book."

First Grade | Writing | Arts and Crafts

Paint for Learning at "Sidewalk School"

Help your child practice new writing and math skills with a fun outdoor activity that will have your child teaching you! By using watercolor paints to practice writing letters, sentences, and math problems, your child will practice essential first grade skills in his "Sidewalk School."

First Grade | Writing | Math | Outdoor