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.
Verbs Relay Race!
In first grade kids start to learn the difference between verbs ("action words") and nouns (objects, people, places). Help them take in this information with their whole bodies by playing a few boisterous rounds of this party or playground game.
Getting Even
Memorizing addition facts is an important step in a first grader's learning. Teach your child this fun card game in order to squeeze in a little extra addition practice. All you need is a deck of cards, and you are ready to get started!
Build Up for an Edible Structure
Learning how to see the world and then translate it into 3-D can be challenging when in the two dimensional world of paper and pencils or crayons. This activity encourages a child to sculpt in free form with the only rule is they have to build 'up'.
Consonant Blend Scavenger Hunt
Combine your first grader's love of scavenger hunts with her budding reading skills to create a fun game that's perfect for everything from birthday parties to rainy days at home.
Make Brag Sashes to Celebrate an Amazing School Year!
Looking for a special way to celebrate a special school year? The Girl Scouts have the right idea: Nothing says "I rock" more than a brag sash. These sashes are easy to make and even easier to personalize.
So Silly!: Make Your Own Putty
Your putty should bounce and transfer pictures just like the store-bought stuff. Add food coloring or even a few sprinkles of glitter for your own take on the gooey original!
Save the Ducklings
Sneak a little addition and counting practice in with this creative game! Your kindergartner or first grader will love trying to save all of the ducklings from the trap! Add up the total when you roll the dice and count out those ducklings. Hopefully, they will be safe in your hands!
Build a Castle...and Explore First Grade Geometry!
Use reusable, recyclable materials - along with a dose of imagination - to explore architecture and build a castle with first grade geometrical forms.
Digraph Bingo
Digraphs are letter pairs like "sh" and "ch" that together make a single sound. Learning them can be tricky for new readers, but this bingo game makes it easy...and fun!
Slap It!: An Odds and Evens Card Game
This activity is based on the popular card game, Slapjack. It's rip-roaring fun, and it reinforces the concepts of odd and even, which in turn will help your child succeed in addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
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