Children tap into their own imaginative storytelling skills by creating and writing a richly embellished folk tale about their favorite member of the animal kingdom.

Kids can jazz up their checker sets by transforming boring round checker pieces into baby chicks and eggs in this 1st grade arts and crafts activity.

All you need is chalk and pavement to set up this silly, fun, and practical game that reinforces important vocabulary.

Practice reading with this fun game, where your first grader will "hunt" for hidden words around the house.

Bird watching is a fun way for kids to learn about Mother Nature. Make a bird feeder, a bird house, and binoculars and you can attract birds and watch them!

Help your first grader make these patriotic hanging streamer decorations this 4th of July!

These Halloween drink ideas will get you ready to set up a spooky beverage bar. These kid-friendly Halloween drink ideas are perfect for a spooky party.

Have your child create a little leprechaun to celebrate the season and create a little mischief.

This hunt for leprechaun gold is so much fun, kids won't even realize they're working their reading muscles at the same time.

Learn how to make a paper snowflake with these simple instructions. Help your child learn how to make a paper snowflake with only paper and scissors.

Compound words get easier if kids can spot two smaller words that they already know inside. Add some fun to the process with this card game!

In this activity, your child will be challenged to use simple materials to create a catapult for a small, lightweight toy.

This lucky cake makes the perfect hideout for leprechaun treasure.

Why does purple cheese look nasty? Because color plays a big part in how we perceive the taste of different foods. Are birds just like us in this respect?

In this hands-on craft project, kids will make an analog clock of their own, and then use it to learn how to tell time.

Learn how to make a trick-or-treat bag for Halloween. See how to make a decorative trick-or-treat bag with this Halloween craft tutorial.

This project combines arts and crafts with writing, as your child writes a story and publishes it into a book made out of a paper bag!

Say thanks this Thanksgiving by surprising a friend, a teacher or a grandparent with this paper plate turkey which doubles as a festive wall hanging.

Your kid will be captivated as she watches liquids change color before her very eyes during this fun science project that introduces some chemistry basics.

In this exciting and empowering challenge, your child will construct a bridge using marshmallows and toothpicks!

Here's an activity to encourage your young artist to read. Invite your child to visualize directions on colors, numbers, and shapes to create cool pictures!

Take the art making outside: have your first grader make a clay relief sculpture of the natural world. This is a great activity for summer.

In this science and engineering activity, children will explore types of tunnels and their purposes and then design and build a tunnel of their own.

This Thanksgiving table runner craft isn't just fun and festive, it also helps your child build muscles for hand strength, fine motor skills, and handwriting.

New readers need to develop a "bank" of words they can read by sight. Hate flashcards? Consider this fresh way to practice sight words to perfection...Bingo!

With this cool floating rocks project, your child will get some hands-on experience with buoyancy and learn why certain rocks like pumice are able to float.

In this activity, your child will be asked to create a boat that can successfully float while holding 25 pennies.

In this activity your child will create their very own marble maze!

This Where the Wild Things Are costume will make your little wild thing look just like Max. This Where the Wild Things Are costume is surprisingly easy to make.

Challenge your first or second grade reader to make 100 words in this reading and spelling activity for the 100th Day of School.