1st and 2nd Grade Activities : Page 5

With nothing more than a flat open space and some lively kids, you can reinforce key concepts of punctuation while having lots of healthy laughs.

This classic children's game-connecting two cups with a string-demonstrates sound's ability to travel through air vs through a solid.

Kids will learn how to make a thermometer to to explore liquid density in this great science fair project. Which liquids are affected by temperature the most?

A great way to cultivate awareness, focus and attention in the present is through movement. Mindful movement can also decrease stress and anxiety and increase calm.

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

Play loteria, a Mexican board game! Help your child make this fun and festive game to help her build her vocabulary and have a blast while she's at it.

Test whether plants can grow without sunlight and water.

Encourage your kindergartener to investigate and chronicle the weather she observes during the coldest months of the year.

What better way to raise awareness about the environment than with an eco-friendly Earth-themed party? Get your party started with this step-by-step guide.

Do you need to help your students chill out? This activity will help your students learn how to breathe deeply, self-soothe, and calm themselves down.

Here's a simple and fun kindergarten or first grade gardening activity: grow a miniature container garden in a paper egg carton. Great for kinesthetic learners.

All you need is chalk and pavement to set up this silly, fun, and practical game that reinforces important vocabulary.

Help your child keep track of his pledges to be more environmentally friendly with a calendar made entirely out of recycled and reused materials!

With school, home, and activities in between, life can sometimes feel chaotic to kids. Help your child learn how to stop and relax with handmade peace rocks.

Before you get ready for a delicious scramble or omelet, add a bit of science to your morning routine!

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

Do you think you can blow down a sand castle with a mighty wind? Find out which material stands up best to erosion in this erosion experiment.

Playing a tactile game with multiplication will help your child get a better grasp of basic math concepts and transform your kid into a master multiplier.

Your child will do a fun science experiment using soap and pepper flakes to help understand the concepts of water molecules and the surface tension of water.

Run, jump, and skip your way to physical fitness as your exercise with dice! It's a perfect party or family game.

Spark your childâs interest in epic fantasy tales with this ferocious dragon craft.

Your child will have a blast developing their fine motor skills and working on shape recognition with this bright and cheery crab decoration.

This second grade arts and crafts activity is all about caterpillars emerging from their cocoons as butterflies.

In this activity you'll use coffee...to paint! It's a wonderful way to provide your child with a hands-on experience with natural dyes.

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?

Explore emotions through songs and crafts in this social emotional learning activity. In this activity, your child will play an emotions guessing game and create a kaleidoscope of emotions.

Try this kooky, spooky arts and crafts activity with your preschooler: make gummy worm ice cubes!

Here's a classic celery science experiment that uses celery and food coloring to demonstrate how plants absorb water.

Help your child make an imaginative scene come to life by making a diorama. Your child will be practicing three dimensional thinking and language arts skills.

Here's an Easter themed math game to reinforce your child's logical reasoning and place value skills.