Take a beach ball, a marker, and a first grader. What do you get? An outdoor activity that works on reading comprehension, in the midst of a game of catch!

Head out to the driveway, ball in hand, for a bouncing challenge. Then use those results to make a colorful graph that lets your child compare results.

Improve your child's hand-eye coordination with this outdoor group ball game that's similar to Four Square.

Use empty soda bottles to create a fun bowling set that helps your first grader practice addition skills!