Creating a home for a toad is an easy and fun project for kids. Here's how to make your very own toad abode.

Children learn the six parts of a plant...but do they really understand? Try this plant-themed meal plan to bring school science into the home.

For your budding first grade scientist, all you need is some simple, natural materials to create an amazing ant farm. Here's how to get started.

Combine science with reading and art to help your first grader create an attractive holiday gift for a beloved friend or relative.

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.

Create a habitat for a butterfly right in your own backyard, and build your first grader's science knowledge while you're at it.

Teach your child about recycling and gardening as she re-uses an empty plastic milk gallon jug to craft a swan-shaped plant container!

Learning about how plants grow is a building block in the early grades science curriculum. Put a fun twist on this life science concept with these cup monster friends!

First graders are learning to think like scientists. What better place to start, then by raising tadpoles? This hands-on activity explores science in action!

Get your child math and science savvy with this fun outdoor classification game. Using chalk, your child will classify what she sees in the natural world.

Here's an easy experiment that lets your first grader practice the scientific method, while watching a caterpillar eat.

Give your local birds a treat — and your young birdwatcher some fun — with this simple DIY bird feeder.

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.