Help your first grade scientist learn about metamorphosis by observing the life cycle of some interesting creepy crawlies.

Shake those dice and try to roll big numbers in this first grade math game. Practice addition in a new, fun way!

Help your first grade reader master those letter blends like "ch" and "sh" with this memorable and hilarious beanbag toss game.

This string a necklace arts activity teaches first grade readers to look for a story's beginning, middle, and end.

Here's a hilarious alternative to those sugary conversation hearts...and a way to keep building first grade literacy skills while you're at it!

First grade science often covers solids, liquids, and gases. This silly science explores serious facts about the difference between all three.

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

Blend science and math to explore a very important first grade social studies question: does our planet contain more land or more water?

Here's a silly game that uses nursery rhymes to introduce a big concept in first grade reading and writing: learning about nouns and verbs.

Help your first grade child figure out contractions and their original two words by playing this simple game, Contraction Concentration!

In first grade, children are introduced to fractions. Here's a recipe that combines fraction practice with winter fun and lets kids actually paint the snow!

First grade math includes lots of work with two-digit numbers. Here's an activity to help kids practice recognizing and sequencing numbers from 1-30.

Here's a hands-on activity that first grade use to help kids get a feel for equations. It uses popsicle sticks to practice addition and subtraction!

Build this game, and give your kid some hands-on practice ordering numbers. Soon your first grade kid will be Master of the number line!

This hands-on activity gets first grade kids brainstorming about what needs change in the world, and how they can help.

This first grade science activity brings the green grass of early spring inside while teaching your child about the cycles of growth.

Here's a simple and fun kindergarten or first grade gardening activity: grow a miniature container garden in a paper egg carton. Great for kinesthetic learners.

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.

This fun first grade activity will make your child love vegetables (well, racing them anyway). Build a racecar from a zucchini and challenge the whole family!

Here's a first grade ladybug game that explores how air can move solid objects, and adds some measurement practice, too. Play, learn, and enjoy!

This first grade science activity is great for winter! Your child will grow and observe her own amaryllis bulb, keeping a journal of her scientific findings.

Most kids love to play spy. Here's a way to have fun with mysterious codes while mastering an ordinary, necessary skill: first grade spelling.

Enjoy the beauty of winter from the comfort of your home with this first grade art activity: make sparkly snowflake sculptures using modeling clay and glitter.

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

Find sums of 10 in this fun first-grade math card game that helps kids build addition skills. Help your child use critical thinking skills to find the sums.

Silent "e" words are a big part of first grade phonics. Help them turn words like "hop" to "hope" in this action-packed, practical game.

Ask your kids to write these one-sentence "Holiday Wishes." Without realizing it, they'll be building third grade Language Arts skills.

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.

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.

Build good first grade reading and writing skills, as well as family peace and quiet, with this hand made story book about mornings in your home.