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.
Decorate Your Own Patriotic Cup Huggers!
This Fourth of July, keep those icy drinks cold by making your very own personalized, patriotic cup holder! This is a great activity for the whole family to do together on a warm summer day.
Recycle Puzzle Pieces into a Neat Necklace
Wondering what to do with puzzles that have lost pieces or are sitting in the closet collecting dust? Turn them into a one of a kind necklace that's sure to brighten any outfit.
Celebrate Mardi Gras: Bake a King Cake!
Celebrate Mardi Gras and cook with your kids! Teach your child measurement skills and some Mardi Gras history and as you make this delectably delicious traditional treat known as a King Cake.
Going to the Park? Make a Map!
The next time an out-of-town guest is coming to stay, give your child a chance to be the tour guide and take your visitor on a trip to the park. Build your first grader's social studies skills by making a map together.
"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.
Make a Picture Perfect Placemat
This placemat, filled with pictures of all the people mom loves, is sure to make her Mother's Day extra special.
Create Your Own Christmas Story!
Enhance your youngster's verbal skills by attaching magnets to Christmas images and encouraging her to narrate her own unique holiday tale!
Lace a Face
Here's a wacky activity that kids are sure to love: make a face that has shoelaces for hair!
Make an Egg Carton Menorah!
Make a shiny decorative Menorah using an egg carton and light bulbs.
Circus Craft Idea: Pasta Clown
This goofy pasta clown sculpture will help your child develop his small muscle skills and think creatively while decking it out with a colorful circus outfit.
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