A great way to cultivate awareness, focus and attention in the present is through movement. Mindful movement can also decrease stress and anxiety and increase calm.

Ringing a quiet bell is also a great way to support focus and bring kids into the present moment so they can be aware of what they are experiencing inside.

Children will learn about diversity, hear a story that reflects appreciation and acceptance of differences, and connect with a pen pal in another country through writing and drawing a letter.

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

In this activity, children create rising foam as they reflect on the many ways they have grown over the past months and learn how a "beginner's mind" is helpful.

Celebrate the new year by making a memory book with your child! You'll reinforce time and calendar concepts and you'll get to reminisce about the past year.

Reflect on how fast your child has grown this past year with this ruler frame craft, perfect for gift-giving!

Spark your kids' interest in writing by helping them write a mini-book about their favorite subject: themselves!

Here's a household scavenger hunt that shows kids the natural sources behind everyday objects...and builds reading skills, too!

The 100th day of school is an important benchmark for kids in the lower elementary grades. Help your kid create a 100 days of school shirt to celebrate!

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.

In this activity, your child will learn the benefits of positive thinking. They will write positive statements about themselves and create a gratitude board.

This first grade addition math game helps your child use critical thinking skills while practicing his computation.

Use a beloved toy as a jumping-off point for a fantastic storytelling exercise in this activity that will get the littlest ones thinking about creative writing.

Want to help your child recognize the recipe for a successful sentence? Here's a fun activity to get your child thinking about how sentences work.

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

Decorated with glittery spiderwebs that sparkle like dew in the sun, these handmade note cards make great thank you cards or simply "thinking of you" cards.

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.

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.

Learning about how plants grow is a building block in the early grades science curriculum. Put a fun twist on this life science concept with these cup monster friends!

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 be given images that portray different perspectives or emotions. Your child will practice empathy by coloring and drawing what each person may have been thinking or feeling.

Learn all about balance and motion as your child designs a corn maze!

Your kids will love this tradition of finding a leprechaun's gold hidden all over.

Teach your little one to appreciate all the best things in life with a keepsake Thanksgiving plate.

This is a simple, nutritious food kids love for snacks and lunches all year.

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

Not sure what to do with all of those leftover boxes from holiday gifts? Tap into your crafty side by creating an adorable snow person with your child. This activity is sure to bring smiles to those who pass your yard or come into your home all season lon

Remind your child of all the things that go bump, bump in the night with a fun post-Halloween activity.

All you need is chalk and pavement to set up this silly, fun, and practical game that reinforces important vocabulary.