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.
Something Bad About Something Good
This zany game asks kids to guess an activity or object, based on clues that are bad about it. It's a fun way to pass the time on a rainy day, and it has educational value!
Wolfie Wolf! An Outdoor Math Game
Want to support your child's counting and reading skills at the same time? Here's a great playground game that puts academic learning together with running, shouting, and laughs - stuff that's pretty much irresistible for kids of all ages!
Create a Menorah
This Hanukkah, get your child in the holiday spirit by making a homemade menorah out of recycled materials!
Camping Craft: Campfire Hat
Make a campfire crown camping craft, complete with roasted marshmallows! Little campers will get a kick out of this craft that's great for pretend play or a trip into the wild.
Play Dart Balls
Make a fun dartboard for your child to play with. Real darts are pointy and unsafe, but this activity works hand-eye coordination using homemade ping pong "darts"!
Celery Stick Science
We humans drink water through our mouths, but what about plants? What really happens when you sprinkle that watering can? Here's a classic experiment that demonstrates how plants absorb water.
Make a Santa "Wish List" Holder
This fun holiday activity will help your first grader collect a list of her Christmas wishes and she'll also get extra reading and writing practice!
"Stained Glass" Leaf Window Art
First-graders spend a lot of time learning to identify, group, and categorize natural phenomena all around them. In this activity, help your first grader investigate and categorize leaves while you create a beautiful and classic window decoration together.
Play Punctuation Red Light, Green Light
With nothing more than a flat open space and some lively kids, you can reinforce key concepts of punctuation while having lots of healthy laughs.
Make a Pharaoh's Headdress
Your child will rule his kingdom in style with this regal Pharaoh's head cloth, called a "nemes."
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