In first grade, children are introduced to fractions. Here's a recipe that combines fraction practice with winter fun and lets kids actually paint the snow!

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.

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

Hanukkah stamps help you decorate anything from cards to gifts to wrapping paper. Make your own Hanukkah stamps out of potatoes.

Plants and light seem to be good buddies, but how far does the friendship really go?

Learn about this simple machine and make a pulley of your own to use for fun science trials.

Do you think you could walk around upside down -- with your feet in the air and your head on the ground?

What exactly went on in a typical dinosaur family? Travel back to the Mesozoic Era and bring out your kid's creative side with this sequencing activity.

In this activity you and your child will learn about the African Americans that changed history in a fun quiz format.

Here's a first grade arts and crafts activity: make pop-up puppets using a plastic cup, wooden dowel, and fabric. Put on a show once you're done!

Be a chemist for a day and study the simple reaction between sugar and heat. Try heating sugar and see what happens!

In this activity, your child will be challenged to use simple materials to create a catapult for a small, lightweight toy.

Do plants get crowded? Have your curious kid investigate how plants respond if they're forced to grow together in a confined space.

In this fun science experiment, kids will determine the best method for ripening avocados and discover the cool chemical reaction that makes this possible.

Start your toy engines -- this is going to be a fast and friction-filled race!

This experiment challenges students to forecast the weather based on the surrounding areas' weather.

What's the science behind those out-of-sight roots? Find out if you can trick roots into growing in different directions.

How do animals keep warm? In this experiment, find out whether fat insulation resists cold temperatures and learn how this works in the animal kingdom.

Children have a naturally inquisitive mind. Foster their curiosity with a walk through an autumn field or park to answer age-old “why” questions. As you walk with your child, you can encourage them to ask questions.

It's rhyme time! With this science fair project idea, your child will find out which words can be considered easy rhyming words, and why.

Milk is made of water and fat; but how can you separate the two? Find out in this color changing milk experiment.

Kids will learn how to show the direction of magnetic field lines and create a permanent model using iron filings in this great science fair project idea.

In this activity, your child will transform an egg into a glowing, bouncy "ball" that they can play with.

Wiggly worms are known for staying buried in the soil, but how does that affect plants? Are earthworms and plant growth related?

When you cut a flower to put into a vase, it'll eventually wilt, even with water and sunshine. But is there another scientific secret to keeping flowers fresh?

Learn how starch and carbohydrates interact with different solvents in this fun and easy packing peanut science fair project.