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Learn about borrowing in subtraction using a deck of cards and a die! Your first grader will have fun playing this math game.

Teach a lesson in the math and art with the concept of symmetry, while making a delightful cut-paper shadow pumpkin for Halloween!

Problem-solving skills can be practiced and strengthened over time with puzzles such as Tangrams! In this activity, your child will discuss problem-solving strategies and practice using these strategies with Tangram puzzles.

Help your child discover the difference between his wants and needs using this poster.

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

Conduct a simple experiment with your child to study how dirt tracks change as they age in this 1st grade science activity.

Boost those first grade reading and writing skills with this sweet Mother's Day poem idea.

Help your first grade reader become an expert in "sh," "ch," and "th" words with this fun, homemade game.

Learn all about colors with the best teachers of all -- cupcakes!

Make a fun refrigerator graph with your first grader in order to help her develop those crucial graphing skills, while engaging with the whole family.

Gather the neighborhood children together and practice graphing with this backyard tournament!

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

Put a twist on traditional oil painting with this fun science activity that you and your first grader can do together.

Play this homophone game with your child the next time you sit down with them to read a story and help them build some valuable reading skills.

Thanksgiving dinner can be filled with fun and memorable interactions between family members. This holiday, why not memorialize some of those details and events with a family poem? You can create a lasting memory in the form of a poem with contributions f

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!

Create an American flag pinwheel in this Fourth of July craft activity!

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

In this activity, you and your child will practice taking a movement or calming break during homework or when feeling tired. Then, your child will write about and draw what the experience was like for them.

Forget store-bought dyes this Easter: color your Easter eggs with natural dyes made with ingredients from your own kitchen in this 1st grade activity.

This experiment challenges students to forecast the weather based on the surrounding areas' weather.

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

Celebrate Labor Day with this fun activity. Show your child how to make a "career book" and explore the many jobs that people have, while practicing writing.

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

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

Children will practice mindfulness through a short guided practice, reflect on the practices that support peace, and then will build a "peace garden."

Play this flashlight game with your child to teach him about objects that are transparent, translucent, and opaque.

Give your local birds a treat — and your young birdwatcher some fun — with this simple DIY bird feeder.

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.