Help your first grader make a coin bank that builds connections to early reading and math. And build good saving habits, too!

Help your first grader practice sight words with this fun activity. Learn how to put together a puzzle while practicing common sight words.

Play this fun game with your kindergarten or first grader. It's a great way to practice important math skills, including counting and addition.

Use a basic tape recorder and some favorite books to help your first grader read smoothly--and make someone's day in the process!

Invite your first grader to create this "layers of love" keepsake for that special someone! It holds a sweet, personal message for the recipient.

Blend science and math to explore a very important first grade social studies question: does our planet contain more land or more water?

A hands-on guessing game that teaches kids to recognize different coins. First graders will learn their money and their math at the same time!

Help your first grade child figure out contractions and their original two words by playing this simple game, Contraction Concentration!

Cut up some shapes and make this cute letter A alligator with your child, and they'll always remember the first letter of the alphabet!

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

Promote the well-being of your first or second grader's mind and body by teaching him some beginning yoga poses and techniques.

Before your treat your child (and yourself!) to a yummy snack, help her learn a little about Sir Isaac Newton's First Law of Motion!

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!

Help your first grader, second grader, or third grader boost his addition skills and math vocabulary with this fun summer game Ice Cream Addition!

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!

Challenge your first or second grade reader to make 100 words in this reading and spelling activity for the 100th Day of School.

This project commemorates the milestone of completing the first 100 days of school, while giving your child a manipulative to practice counting to 100.

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

Understanding how to add and subtract integers can be a challenge at first, but once you know how to handle the heat, it's a breeze!

Here's an arts and crafts activity that has your first-grader experimenting with math concept of multiples and patterns with her own printing plate.

Help your first grader build sight word knowledge by creating a reading pointer and taking the family on a house-wide reading tour!

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.

Here are two fun, rhythmic jump rope chants to help your first grader learn the days of the week, practice reading skills, and stay fit!

First grade math includes lots of work with two-digit numbers. Here's an activity to help kids practice recognizing and sequencing numbers from 1-30.

Examine the influence of the phase of the moon on moisture capillarity in garden soil. Measure and record the depth at which water is first detected.

Here's a hands-on activity that first grade use to help kids get a feel for equations. It uses popsicle sticks to practice addition and subtraction!

Invite your first grader to play with his food! He will improve his fine motor skills as he creates zany edible art!

Kids are acutely aware of what's "fair" and what's not. Here's a quirky way to teach your first grader the importance of voting and democracy.

Make this dragon relief with your first grader to celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and teach her about an important part of Chinese culture.

Silent "e" words are a big part of first grade phonics. Help them turn words like "hop" to "hope" in this action-packed, practical game.