Spice up your first grader's spelling practice this Presidents Day by playing the Abraham Lincoln Penny Spelling game!

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

Create a habitat for a butterfly right in your own backyard, and build your first grader's science knowledge while you're at it.

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

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.

Help your first grader design and create his very own bird feeder out of an empty milk carton.

Try this simple activity to stimulate some very complex thinking with your first grader to develop those all-important reading and comprehension skills.

Support your first grader's interest in reading with this decorative bookmark that illustrates a favorite scene from a loved book.

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.

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

Practice measurement and proportion with your first grader, and in the process, make three scrumptious salads for you and your child to share on Mother's Day!

Here's an easy experiment that lets your first grader practice the scientific method, while watching a caterpillar eat.

What's the first letter? Play this game with your first grader the next time you read together, and watch her reading skills grow as she climbs the levels.

Invite your first grader to create this "layers of love" keepsake for that special someone! It holds a sweet, personal message for the recipient.

Your third grader will delight in making this creepy night-flying creature using a simple pom pom!

Help your first grader explore the world of scientific measurement by "weighing" fruit with a "water scale"!

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

Make meringues with your first grader and see how states of matter can transform before your very eyes. Here's how:

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

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

This zany guessing game asks your first grader to tap into her deductive reasoning skills to guess an activity or object.

On the next rainy day spent inside, delight your third grader by showing him how to make his own weatherproof octopus to display for those passing by.

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

Create a crafty porcupine with your first grader, and use the opportunity to teach your little one about it's ingenious (yet painful!) defense mechanism.

Try this fun outdoor game to improve your first grader's reading skills. This activity is perfect for summer!

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

What would it be like to be the Cat in the Hat from the famous Dr. Seuss book? This Read Across America project has your 1st grader making his own fun-in-a-box!

Your first grader will love making her favorite feline a chase toy out of old fabric scraps, and she will learn beginning sewing basics while she's at it!

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!

Here is a way to help your first grader keep track of the books she has read, and also help her develop some critical thinking skills.