In this science fair experiment, children demonstrate the relationship between the amount of stuff and the amount of pressure in a closed system.

Give your second grader a chance to get his feet wet with measurement before he moves onto the more complicated stuff by trying this activity with him at home.

Try your hand at writing jump rope rhymes by organizing your ideas first, then composing your creation like a poem.

Use a beloved toy as a jumping-off point for a fantastic storytelling exercise in this activity that will get the littlest ones thinking about creative writing.

Thiscuddly stuffed animal is made from just a few materials, including your recycled stockings.

In this activity, have your second grader practice measuring by finding the height, weight, and length of their most treasured toy!

This is a quick, easy science fair project that conveys the idea of density to preschool and early elementary children.

The perfect activity for a rainy day, or any time your little one moans, "Moooo-oom, there's nothing to do!"

A scarecrow Halloween craft featuring recycled materials.

In kindergarten, your child spent lots of time counting things one by one. But in first grade, he'll need to be able to count in groups, especially by fives.

In this air pressure science experiment with a balloon and a jar, children will use heat to create a partial vacuum and suck a balloon into a jar.

Does your child love Roly, the orange cat from our Brainzy games? Create the perfect dress-up costume and bring your child’s dreams to life!

Looking for a unique arts and crafts activity that gives some writing practice? Help your child make her own back-to-school business cards!

This hands-on activity practices skip counting, a key first grade math skill. But it's silly fun!

Use reusable, recyclable materials--along with a dose of imagination--to build a castle with first grade geometrical forms.

Make meringues with your first grader and see how states of matter can transform before your very eyes. Here's how:

Get into the back-to-school spirit with this clip magnet that'll make sure your first grader never loses his important school papers again!

Make cleaning fun with a duster made from a decorated tube sock.

With help, your fifth grader can sew her own version of this pin cushion currently available at many craft fairs.

This bat craft is a fun project for crafty witches and warlocks. Make a spooky bat craft to hang around your house on Halloween night.

Using just an egg carton and some beans or pennies, you can play this game with your first grader and see real gains in core math skills.

It's easier than you think to make homemade play dough -- just a few pantry staples makes a natural version of the toy that kids have loved for generations.

This project can help prepare your child for a trip to the tide pools, or give him a way to remember some of the many creatures he saw during his visit.

Here's a science activity that lets a first grader use an empty dish detergent bottle to create his own fountain as he explores air pressure.

Making gift bags for a Halloween party or tricker-treaters is a great way for your child to learn a bit about geometry and origami!

Let your child be a designer for the day with this first grade arts and crafts activity: make a felt pillow decorated with colorful felt cut-outs.

How goofy can your first grader get? Show her how to use balloons and yarn to craft a collection of silly faces!

Help your child get to know the least-appreciated of the five senses, the sense of smell, with a smelling station.

Want to help your child recognize the recipe for a successful sentence? Here's a fun activity to get your child thinking about how sentences work.

Ordinary drinking straws are fun for drinking juice and even for spitballs when you're not looking, but also fabulous for learning first grade math.