Take a closer look at the soil that surrounds us, and give your child a lesson in Geology 101!

Learn all about Misty Copeland, a famous African American ballerina with this hands-on, colorful art project!

Before hitting the road this summer, arm yourself with Straight Face, a game guaranteed to turn bored frowns into happy grins and giggles.

How do people move pianos and heavy furniture into tall buildings? Show your kids some pulley potential with this simple household exercise!

In this activity, your child will discuss how to stand up for others, and they'll use pipe cleaners to design a symbol that reminds them to stand up for others.

In this design thinking activity, your child will choose an animal to research, learn about the animal’s habitat, and then replicate the animal's habitat using household items.

In this activity, your child will transform an egg into a glowing, bouncy "ball" that they can play with.

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

This project demonstrates the correspondence between the volume of water displaced by a submerged object and the volume of the object displacing it.

This activity is a fun challenge for students who have just started learning to program educational robots.

Introduce your child to the world of motion and physics with a bit of marble play inspired by Sir Isaac Newton!

Hand-painted pottery is the perfect way to add a bit of decoration to your potted plants.

This activity introduces growth mindset and looking at mistakes as opportunities to learn and grow, rather than obstacles. Your child will understand the difference between seeing a mistake as a learning opportunity, rather than as a disappointment.

This cut-out craft makes an elegant Mother's Day gift.

In this activity, children will write letters to their future selves and draw encouraging pictures. These letters will be given to back to them at a future time when they are in need of some encouragement and kind reminders.

Valentine's Day coupons get kids to stretch their imaginations and budgets for the holiday. Make Valentine's Day coupons for friends and family this February.

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 autumn science project magically turns green leaves into autumn leaves by using crayon shavings and heat.

Teach your child about the importance of Labor Day by helping her learn about the different hats that are worn by workers in various occupations.

Craft a paper rocket in this hands-on activity inspired by the life of Mae Jemison!

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!

Make a "feeling meter" that helps your first grader read key feeling words and communicate his emotions accurately to you.

In this activity, kids will create a peace corner in their bedroom or home and reflect on ways they may use their peace corner through drawing and discussion.

In this activity, your child will learn about how focusing on positive feelings, like love and peace, helps these feelings grow. They will also decorate pots and plant seeds as a reminder of this.

Here's a science experiment that gives your kids a chance to see how fire needs oxygen to burn, with a little math and writing practice thrown in.

Help your child gain reading comprehension skills, as well as listening and memory skills with this fun activity that uses his favorite book!

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

How do we know that air exists when we can't see it, taste it, or touch it? Here's a classic experiment that will teach your kid some basics of aerodynamics!

Explore solids and liquids with your young scientist by making gluep, a goopy substance that can behave like both a solid and a liquid!

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.