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Try this simple activity to stimulate some very complex thinking with your first grader to develop those all-important reading and comprehension skills.

This project leads to an understanding that a whole may be built of smaller parts that fit and work together and provides an introduction to basic tools.

This fun game helps children learn to estimate the most basic unit of time--a minute--without a clock.

Here's a simple math activity that has your child using her basic addition facts to solve a secret code.

This project is a vivid, concrete introduction to the basic but important idea that plants need sunlight and water to grow.

This Labor Day, help your child explore various occupations by discussing the tools workers use on a daily basis at their jobs.

First graders are learning basic addition and subtraction math facts. Practice in the sandbox with this fun outdoor math activity!

With a few basic art supplies and a little imagination, you can repurpose empty oatmeal containers into a one-of-a-kind Father's Day cookie jar.

Try this fall-inspired art activity with your child to teach some basic art principles about color, pattern and texture.

Delight your budding scientist with this cool physics magic trick and teach her some basic physics concepts while you're at it!

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

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.

Teaching your child some basic words in Spanish is a breeze at home, with this simple and fun activity that doesn't require special educational materials.

Your child can easily create a ghoulishy adorable bat treat keeper. Crafting this funny fella is a great way to introduce the basic components of sculpture.

The rock cycle will come alive for your child when he uses broken crayons to create the three basic rock types.

Shake things up by introducing your child to charcoal pencils! These unique drawing tools make blending, shading, and smudging easy and fun.

Enjoy those warm spring and summer nights with your child while teaching some basic astronomy at the same time.

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.

Measuring and mixing is half the fun with these Irish oatmeal cookies, and it's a great way to introduce your second grader to cooking and kitchen tools.

Send your child on a table of contents treasure hunt to help build basic research skills! Navigating a book is a skill that is sure to come in handy later on.

Not only is homemade wrapping paper pretty, but by experimenting with decorative tools, kids are also doing science, art, and small-motor muscle building.

Here's a fun math and science activity: help your child explore four different kinds of measurement, using their hand and a few simple household tools.

Give mom a thoughtful gift this Mother's Day by making a photo collage of her life! This is a great way for your child to practice some basic math skills too!

Our breath is supporting us all of the time, but sometimes we don't even know it! In this activity, your child will discuss how they feel when they focus on their breath and learn tools to help them feel calm and at ease.

Hisss! Make a snake pet from a recycled cardboard tube! Transport your child into nature with this fun and easy craft.

In this project children discover, identify, and sort seeds from a variety of fruits and vegetables

Explore griffins, dragons, and other medieval mythical beasts through sculpture by making your own bas relief beast out of modeling clay.

This Mother's Day, help your child practice math measurement skills with this "mom" recipe card.

Challenge your young dinosaur lover to examine dinosaur footprints and then create their own dinosaur fossil in this hands-on activity.

Enjoy the beauty of winter from the comfort of your home with this first grade art activity: make sparkly snowflake sculptures using modeling clay and glitter.