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.
Put Together a Sight Word Puzzler
First graders benefit greatly from learning to read words quickly and automatically, but practice doesn't need to be a chore. In this "out-of-the-box" approach to practicing sight words, practice looks a lot like play!
Make a Nonsense Book!
Helping your child learn to read doesnât only have to mean using books from the library or from the store. You can make a book of your ownâa nonsense book!
Walking Finger Puppet
These walking finger puppets will let your child take her imagination to the next level. Put on a puppet show and watch them walk all over the stage!
Take a Bug Expedition!
When it comes to kids and bugs, there's some kind of magnetic attraction. Want to take advantage of that fact while boosting math and science knowledge at the same time? Take the learning outdoors!
Sew a Biscornu Pincushion
With help, your fifth grader can sew her own version of this pincushion currently available at many craft fairs.
Scrapbook with Envelopes
This activity is a slight variation on scrapbooking, swapping expensive albums and pages for everyday envelopes. Include your child by teaching him how to use multiple envelopes to create an accordion-style photo book.
Take a Shape Safari!
Forget a jeep in Africa. You can head out for a safari right in your own neighborhood. Instead of hunting lions and tigers, you'll troll for circles and triangles.
Make a Kid-Friendly Egg Carton Kinara
Even the littlest kids can participate in the Kwanzaa celebration with this clever flameless Kinara.
African Drum Activity
Make this homemade African drum activity that will get your kids excited about musical crafts!
Pin the Tail on the Silent E Word!
Stick a silent "e" on the end of "hop," or "dim," or a host of other short words, and what a change! Help your first grader manage this brain stretch with this active, practical game.
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