1st Grade Activities : Page 27

In this activity, kids will create a peace corner in their bedroom or home and reflect on ways they may use their peace corner through drawing and discussion.

Dog valentine cards are perfect for the pet lover in your life. Make a dog valentine card with your child this February.

Dads, this activity's for you. Brighten mom's day with a set of kid-designed "mom coupons" that are sure to keep mom happily pampered for weeks.

Using water, corn syrup, and sequins, your child can create a unique art project while exploring what happens when different liquids are mixed together!

Here is an activity that your kids can make for Mother's Day, a garden pot filled with edible "flowers".

Ordinary drinking straws are fun for drinking juice and even for spitballs when you're not looking, but also fabulous for learning first grade math.

In this social emotional learning activity, children will learn about forgiveness by watching a short video, listening to and learning "The Forgiveness Song," and reflecting on a time they practiced forgiveness.

This is a great activity for when the kids get a little stir crazy. It works indoors or out.

Give Hallmark a run for its money with these handmade printed cards.

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.

In this activity, your child will discuss how to stand up for others, and they'll use pipe cleaners to design a symbol that reminds them to stand up for others.

Can you dig it? This science experiment isn't for kids who like to keep their hands clean.

In this activity, your child will learn and practice mindfulness by using their senses to focus on one thing at a time.

Stringy orange ghoul guts are actually a healthy and gross-looking appetizer for your child's Halloween party.

Your first grader will gain an understanding of time management as your holiday tasks become manageable, with this to-do list reinvented as an advent calendar!

Sometimes a sandwich is just ho hum boring. Help your kid make lunch fun by threading her favorite ingredients on a skewer for a quick and easy sandwich kabob.

How many steps long is the hallway? Kids put their graph-making skills to work as they make a step map of their own house.

By using watercolor paints to practice writing letters, sentences, and math problems, your child will practice first grade skills in his "Sidewalk School."

Blanket forts are a kid classic! Let your child create a âfortress of solitudeâ on his own for reading, telling scary stories or for cozy cocooning.

These cool treats are loaded with fruit, veggies, protein, and calcium, just what your child needs to fuel up for a busy day at school.

Most kids love to play spy. Here's a way to have fun with mysterious codes while mastering an ordinary, necessary skill: first grade spelling.

In this activity, students will draw a picture of the things they like to listen to at home using their superpower sense of mindful listening.

Chicken souse is a delicious dish native to the Caribbean. Much like American chicken soup, souse contains meat, broth and vegetables but with an island twist.

This first grade science activity is great for winter! Your child will grow and observe her own amaryllis bulb, keeping a journal of her scientific findings.

Big bags hold a lot of candy, but they're hard to tote around. Have your kid construct a candy corn candy holder perfect for carrying a few lightweight treats.

The chalkboard surface on this desk globe tempts kids to grab their chalk and start mapping out their next adventures.

Weave a unique ribbon pattern! This fun arts and crafts activity is a great way to make colorful projects and learn basic math and art skills.

Want to boost math and science learning? Take a bug expedition and give your first grader practice observing and charting what they see.

Challenge your budding wordsmith to see how many words he can make out of his own name, using homemade flashcards.

Here's a fun Fourth of July craft that will delight kids of many ages.