First Grade Activities
Browse through our first grade activities, or use the selector below to pick a subject. You'll find many first grade activities to keep your child learning on the fly, all year long. From fun holiday activities to subject specific ones there are many 1st grade activities to choose from.
Create a Butterfly and Bug Mobile
Mobiles make fun art projects for creative kids and fascinating studies for curious minds. Help your child bend simple pipe cleaners into bug shapes as diverse as the creepy crawlies that inspired them.
Map the Solar System!
Involve your entire family in this project that uses toilet paper squares to map the solar system...and help your first grader grasp important concepts of measurement and size!
Play Story Ball: A Reading Comprehension Game
In the midst of a game of catch your first grader can work on reading comprehension!
Make a Prickly Porcupine!
This prickly porcupine project is more than just crafty fun! It will actually teach your child about the ingenious defense mechanism found in the common porcupine.
Create Popsicle Stick Puppets
Forget store bought puppets. Teach your child how to make puppets out of popsicle sticks to put on an original puppet show, with pizazz! He will strengthen his fine motor skills as he cuts, pastes, and decorates his miniature figurines.
Shipwreck! A Word "Rescue" Game
Help Captain Letterman retrieve his ships from the watery depths. In this word 'shipwreck' game, kids rescue ships while exploring word families and putting letters together to sound out words.
Make a Decorative Watering Can
Gardening moms and dads will love homemade watering can made from a liquid laundry soap bottle, colored wire, and markers. Help your kid get started.
Make Spider Sandwiches
These simple, wheat sandwiches are easy to make and can be a fun part of any child's meal. They also make a delicious tray for a Halloween get-together.
Make a "My Favorite Nouns" Book
This activity is a great way to get your first grader thinking about nouns. Create a book together cataloging her favorite people, places, and things to help her harness basic grammar and speech rules!
Learn Opposites with Photography
This photography activity will make opposites come to life for your child as he searches in and around your home for items that represent opposites. He will also be able to use what he creates to make his own game of concentration!
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