1st and 2nd Grade Activities : Page 3

Honor our 16th president by having your kid assemble his famous stovepipe hat! This Abe Lincoln hat craft is the perfect way to celebrate Presidents Day.

Help your child gain reading comprehension skills, as well as listening and memory skills with this fun activity that uses his favorite book!

Help your child make a picture of a four-leaf clover this St. Patrick's Day. It's thought that whoever finds a four-leaf clover will enjoy good luck!

Make a Korean paper fan! This activity is a great way to help your child explore different cultures while she builds her fine motor and arts and crafts skills.

Help your learner develop her fine motor and communication skills with this fun and festive fall activity.

This unique project will help your child learn the basics of assemblage and he'll create a perfectly festive pumpkin in the process.

Tissue Valentine's hearts make great decorations and help your child work out those all-important fine motor skills.

In this design thinking activity, your child will choose an animal to research, learn about the animal’s habitat, and then replicate the animal's habitat using household items.

In this hands-on craft project, kids will make an analog clock of their own, and then use it to learn how to tell time.

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

In this fun science project your child will get practice following directions and getting messy as they learn all about slime!

Why doesn't the ocean freeze? Students answer this question by simulating the chemical composition and temperature of arctic waters in their own home.

Valentine bookmarks make reading lovely. Make a valentine bookmark that looks like a heart-filled bookworm.

Do something totally unique and new with a pumpkin this year! Practice designing patterns with stripes, zigzags, or geometric shapes. The sky's the limit!

Do earthworms like moisture or darkness? Find out as we explore the relationship between earthworms and light.

Is it solid or liquid? Create oobleck and witness the amazingly weird oscillation between the two!

In this cool engineering science fair project, kids learn how to build Hero's engine: an enlightening example of Newton's third law.

Check out this silly game that will put your kid's animal habitat knowledge (and acting skills) to the test.

On Father's Day, delight Dad--and stretch your early reader, too!--with this adorable ABC book of "Fun with Dad."

Learn how to make a trick-or-treat bag for Halloween. See how to make a decorative trick-or-treat bag with this Halloween craft tutorial.

Make a sweet, budget-friendly treat for your loved ones with these trick-or-treat lollipops.

This science fair project idea investigates which objects float and sink in honey, water, and oil.

Roasting pumpkin seeds makes for a great Halloween activity, and a healthy snack!

These Halloween sandwiches are a creepy-crawly treat for a holiday party or an especially scary school lunch. Make these Halloween sandwiches for your child.

Your little one will have fun making this pot of gold craft that can easily be displayed on any doorknob or hook.

Use the appeal of the common road sign to your advantage by creating a game with hidden learning opportunities.

Help your child learn science and math skills like sorting, sequencing, and ordering while taking a nature walk and collecting and collaging leaves.

This easy Halloween-themed science experiment for first-graders is perfect for chilly October afternoons or great as a Halloween party activity.

Learn how to make a haunted house with this Halloween craft. See how to make a haunted house with a project that is fun for ghosts and ghouls alike.

This recipe makes bubbles that not only blow up nice and big, but do tricks and experiments! How do you do it? It's not a secret, it's science!