1st Grade Activities : Page 27

Before hitting the road this summer, arm yourself with Straight Face, a game guaranteed to turn bored frowns into happy grins and giggles.

Your first grader will delight in making a cookie version of homemade gelt--the gold coin chocolates that are often given as gifts or prizes during Hanukkah.

Orchestrate a Cupid's arrow tossing game among your child and his friends. This fun game cultivates important motor skills and hand-eye coordination, too.

Running out of breakfast ideas for your kid? Make a delicious egg and cheese bird's nest.

Make this creative "story cartoon" tray to help your first grader build reading comprehension skills while having a hilarious time!

Add a smattering of beachy fun to a regular paper plate with this simple and adorable seashell craft!

Children get creative with this fun, imaginative activity that combines an upcycled everyday household item with a few craft supplies.

Lunch is always better when you share it with a wise companion This wide-eyed owl craft is a great way for your growing learner to practice cutting shapes.

Introduce your first grader to our country's most famous leaders with an artsy info board full of facts, patriotic colors and coins!

This Father's Day, give dad something he'll really appreciate: a book about him, written by his favorite author...his son or daughter!

In this activity, your child will learn how slowing down and using mindfulness can help us be more aware of others' needs. They will also draw a picture of a time when they made a healthy and helpful choice.

Make a "feeling meter" that helps your first grader read key feeling words and communicate his emotions accurately to you.

Get your child outside to observe the clouds, and get a fun exercise in science, writing, and arts and crafts! Here's how.

Conduct a simple experiment with your child to study how dirt tracks change as they age in this 1st grade science activity.

Make a fun refrigerator graph with your first grader in order to help her develop those crucial graphing skills, while engaging with the whole family.

Your child can create his very own pine forest covered in snow and learn some forest vocabulary too!

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.

Allow your first grader to get his artwork outdoors this summer by letting him create a garden art box for his arts and crafts supplies.

Make meringues with your first grader and see how states of matter can transform before your very eyes. Here's how:

A car game for road trips with children.

Water can go from solid to liquid to gas...but how does popcorn go from kernel to snack? Invite your first grade scientist to find out.

Hanukkah gelt is a festive treat for the Festival of Lights. Make this Hanukkah gelt even more special with chocolate-dipped apricots.

Delight your first grader by combining a reading activity with a fun "tea party" as she unscrambles cut-up words in a tea bag to form sentences and stories.

Support your first grader's interest in reading with this decorative bookmark that illustrates a favorite scene from a loved book.

Learn about borrowing in subtraction using a deck of cards and a die! Your first grader will have fun playing this math game.

Collage this elegant spring-themed card that's sure to freshen someone's day!

The Egg in a Basket, a traditional British breakfast component, is a simple snack that kids and parents can cook together!

Invite your first grader to play this subtraction sacks game to get her actively involved in understanding and memorizing subtraction facts.

Introduce your little one to the joys of gardening with this adorable do-it-yourself planter made from clothespins.

With help, your fifth grader can sew her own version of this pin cushion currently available at many craft fairs.