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First Grade Activities

These first grade activities are an easy way to help your child further develop her skills in reading, writing, math, and science. In addition to being educational, these printable first grade games are also fun! Activities for first grade include games like nursery rhyme mad libs, bowling for addition, and sandwich bag explosion. Activities like these allow first graders to be engaged while having a good time.

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Make a Calm Down Bottle
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Make a Calm Down Bottle
Do you need to help your students chill out? This activity will help your students learn how to breathe deeply, self-soothe, and calm themselves down.
Kindergarten
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Learn Self-Awareness Through Deep Relaxation
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Learn Self-Awareness Through Deep Relaxation
Deep relaxation is a great way to create the conditions for learning by helping students let go of tension and worry.
Kindergarten
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Practice Mindful Eating
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Practice Mindful Eating
How often do we eat with awareness and really taste our food and think about where the food came from? Mindful eating is a great way to practice mindfulness infused with gratitude and appreciation for our food.
Kindergarten
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Be Present with a Mindfulness Bell
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Be Present with a Mindfulness Bell
Ringing a quiet bell is also a great way to support focus and bring kids into the present moment so they can be aware of what they are experiencing inside.
Kindergarten
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Clean It Up
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Clean It Up
Celebrate Read Across America Day with your first grader by playing a pink crepe paper racing game inspired by Dr. Seuss's book "The Cat in the Hat Come Back."
1st grade
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So Silly!: Make Your Own Putty
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So Silly!: Make Your Own Putty
The perfect activity for a rainy day, or any time your little one moans, "Moooo-oom, there's nothing to do!"
1st grade
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Nonsense Book
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Nonsense Book
Helping your child learn to read doesn't only have to mean using books from the library or from the store. You can make a book of your own - a nonsense book!
1st grade
Reading & writing
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Understanding Volume
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Understanding Volume
This is a fun way to introduce kids to the concept of volume, and give them a quick hands-on activity to boot.
1st grade
Science
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Yeast Balloon Science!
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Yeast Balloon Science!
Think you can blow up a balloon without using your mouth? This isn't just a cool trick, it's also a great way to introduce chemistry and biology concepts.
1st grade
Science
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Making Candles from Old Candles
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Making Candles from Old Candles
Making candles from old candles is easy. Recycle old candle stubs to make a "new" candle, and teach your child about recycling at the same time!
1st grade
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Play Sardine Hide and Seek!
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Play Sardine Hide and Seek!
This twist on the same old Hide and Seek is a great weekend or rainy-day activity.
1st grade
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Geology 101
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Geology 101
Take a closer look at the soil that surrounds us, and give your child a lesson in Geology 101!
1st grade
Science
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Play with Pulleys
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Play with Pulleys
How do people move pianos and heavy furniture into tall buildings? Show your kids some pulley potential with this simple household exercise!
1st grade
Science
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Wheels and Axles
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Wheels and Axles
Engineers in training can get started with this simple wheel-and-axle construction activity.
1st grade
Science
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Make an ALL ABOUT ME! Book
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Make an ALL ABOUT ME! Book
Spark your kids' interest in writing by helping them write a mini-book about their favorite subject: themselves!
1st grade
Reading & writing
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Shipshape: An Indoor Game
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Shipshape: An Indoor Game
This is a great activity for when the kids get a little stir crazy. It works indoors or out.
1st grade
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Building Sand Castles
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Building Sand Castles
If your child aspires to be the next Frank Lloyd Wright, we've got some tips on building sand castles that last.
1st grade
Science
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Oobleck Science: Solid or Liquid?
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Oobleck Science: Solid or Liquid?
Is it solid or liquid? Create oobleck and witness the amazingly weird oscillation between the two!
1st grade
Science
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Swimmy Science: Raising Tadpoles!
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Swimmy Science: Raising Tadpoles!
First graders are learning to think like scientists. What better place to start, then by raising tadpoles? This hands-on activity explores science in action!
1st grade
Science
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String Story Necklaces
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String Story Necklaces
This string a necklace arts activity teaches first grade readers to look for a story's beginning, middle, and end.
1st grade
Reading & writing
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Play Post-It Bingo!
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Play Post-It Bingo!
New readers need to develop a "bank" of words they can read by sight. Hate flashcards? Consider this fresh way to practice sight words to perfection...Bingo!
1st grade
Reading & writing
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Father's Day "How To" Book
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Father's Day "How To" Book
This Father's Day, give dad something he'll really appreciate: a book about him, written by his favorite author...his son or daughter!
1st grade
Reading & writing
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Patriotic Pinwheel
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Patriotic Pinwheel
This hands-on activity uses just a few ordinary supplies to create an extra-fun 4th of July craft.
1st grade
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Group It!: A Skip Counting Activity
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Group It!: A Skip Counting Activity
This hands-on activity practices skip counting, a key first grade math skill. But it's silly fun!
1st grade
Math
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Play the Number Line Game!
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Play the Number Line Game!
Build this game, and give your kid some hands-on practice ordering numbers. Soon your first grade kid will be Master of the number line!
1st grade
Math
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