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.
Homonym Adventures
Using storybooks your child already knows introduce her to homonyms, those sound-alike words with different meanings.
How to Make a Lei
Make a lei and bring a touch of the tropical lifestyle into your home! This common Hawaiian decoration can be found at any traditional special event, especially when children are around.
Sew a Tooth Pillow
This little tooth pillow is the perfect place for keeping just-lost teeth safe until the Tooth Fairy comes to visit. Soft and squishy, it won't keep him awake as it lies tucked under his pillow.
Paint a Family Fingerprint Tree
Your child is an original just like each fingerprint! Create a fingerprint tree with leaves from the entire family.
Let Your Kids Campaign!
Kids are acutely aware of what's "fair" and what's not. Here's a quirky way to teach your first grader the importance of voting, by bringing it down to her level.
Compare and Pair
Match and compare numbers in this fun card game! Your first grader will love the challenge of trying to get rid of all the cards. Work together to find matches among the numbers and suits.
Create an Origami Puppet
Here's a fun and tactile way to help your first grader build up crucial reading skills--create this adorable origami puppet!
Make a Desktop Desert Terrarium
Using a glass fishbowl, you and your kids can create a low-humidity, open-topped terrarium perfect for easy care, drought-tolerant succulents.
Practice Writing with Monster Markings
Give your first grader some extra practice in reading and writing with these "monster marking" riddles!
How Much Does a Caterpillar Eat?
Caterpillars are usually a first grade favorite. This experiment gives your young scientist the opportunity to learn how much of a leaf a caterpillar can eat in one day. And in the process, it will teach her some important steps in the scientific method.
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