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.

Here's a fun activity to help build thinking skills in young first grade scientists, and to encourage them to have a blast exploring the mass and volume.

Help your first grader, second grader, or third grader boost his addition skills and math vocabulary with this fun summer game Ice Cream Addition!

First graders will love practicing addition with this fun math game.

Practice reading and writing by helping your first grader create a family recipe book!

Challenge your 1st grader to skip count with this sequence game. Help him find missing numbers by figuring out the pattern and building on math skills!

Looking for a cool game to help your first grader learn her 11s? Look no further than this clever one-person card game.

Learn how to grow an avocado plant indoors with your 1st grader in this hands-on gardening activity.

Invite your first grader to play this subtraction sacks game to get her actively involved in understanding and memorizing subtraction facts.

Challenge your first grader to wordsmith her way to victory with this puzzle! Who can find the most words in the letters of "Saint Patrick's Day"?

Get into the back-to-school spirit with this clip magnet that'll make sure your first grader never loses his important school papers again!

Support your first grader's counting and reading skills while laughing and running in this fun playground game.

Help your first grader gain new reading skills in this fun, homemade phonics game that the whole family can enjoy!

Your first grader will enjoy creating his own leprechaun from a recycled toilet paper tube.

How goofy can your first grader get? Show her how to use balloons and yarn to craft a collection of silly faces!

With help, your fifth grader can sew her own version of this pin cushion currently available at many craft fairs.

Even your first grader can get involved in the lighting of the Kwanzaa Kinara with this clever flameless Kinara project!

This winter garden project is just about bomb-proof, and believe it or not, it might even make a great gift. So get craft happy with your first grader!

Have some fun with your first or second grader, looking for creative ways that 100 cents can make $1.00!

Delight your first grader by combining a reading activity with a fun "tea party" as she unscrambles cut-up words in a tea bag to form sentences and stories.

A new twist on the game of charades will inspire your first grader to look at her favorite books in a whole new light.

In this activity, your first grader will practice calendar skills, observe the weather and learns to read calendar words. Here's how to get started:

Here's an arts and crafts activity that has your first-grader or second-grader using crayons and black paint to create a beautiful wax-resist nightscape.

This fresh take on the classic game of Tic-Tac-Toe will boost your first grader's creativity, fine motor skills, and concept of taking turns.

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

First graders are learning basic addition and subtraction math facts. Practice in the sandbox with this fun outdoor math activity!

Use this fun math board game to improve your first grader's confidence with addition facts.

First graders spend lots of time learning double digit numbers. Here's a "green" way to build skills and have some old time family fun, too.

Do this experiment to help your first grader understand how salt can be removed from salt water. All it takes are a few household materials.

This easy Halloween-themed science experiment for first-graders is perfect for chilly October afternoons or great as a Halloween party activity.