This simple and introductory art project can help propel an interest in art or even bolster your kid's confidence in planning and mapping.

Create a mini plant habitat with your kid to help teach him what it takes to make an ecosystem work.

This activity is a great starting point for practicing mental math because it is quick, easy and involves only simple addition facts.

Problem-solving skills can be practiced and strengthened over time with puzzles such as Tangrams! In this activity, your child will discuss problem-solving strategies and practice using these strategies with Tangram puzzles.

Try this experiment to give your curious kid a more "solid" understanding of how temperature affects the states of matter.

Make your own chalkboard to liven up a playroom, and encourage your child to practice writing and math!

In this inspiring activity, children create and perform their very own Reader’s Theater about helping the planet!

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.

Help your child learn the parts of speech! Start with adjectives and have your child describe Santa Claus to someone who has never heard of him.

Pizza for breakfast? Celebrate Father's Day with a fun filled cooking treat.

Parts of speech can be a difficult and dreary concept for many kids, but you can quickly turn that feeling around with this fun game.

Help your child discover the difference between his wants and needs using this poster.

This science fair project idea investigates if fats add to the flavor of food.

By using watercolor paints to practice writing letters, sentences, and math problems, your child will practice first grade skills in his "Sidewalk School."

Teach your child to dye eggs with natural ingredients from the grocery store. From pink to gold, these eggs are perfect for hiding, hunting or simply munching.

Build your child's vocabulary and get his body moving at the same time with this fun dance map activity!

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

Foster a love of words in your little cupid this Valentine's Day by creating a memory game that doubles as an early reading activity.

Make a fun refrigerator graph with your first grader in order to help her develop those crucial graphing skills, while engaging with the whole family.

This science fair project idea investigates the difference in reaction times between boys and girls.

Learn all about colors with the best teachers of all -- cupcakes!

Boost those first grade reading and writing skills with this sweet Mother's Day poem idea.

Conduct a simple experiment with your child to study how dirt tracks change as they age in this 1st grade science activity.

Labor Day is the perfect time to celebrate our postal workers. Have your kid write a thank you note to your local post office to show his appreciation.

Help your first grade reader become an expert in "sh," "ch," and "th" words with this fun, homemade game.

How do we know that air exists when we can't see it, taste it, or touch it? Here's a classic experiment that will teach your kid some basics of aerodynamics!

Help Mother's Day feel special for weeks and months ahead, while giving your child some good writing practice, too.

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.

Children build a "Loving Kindness Garden" to represent what they have learned about love, mindfulness, and caring for others in community.

In this classic Ivory soap experiment, kids learn what happens to different types of soap in the microwave, and why!