If your first grader has a hard time practicing his vocabulary skills, introduce him to this fun word building game.

If your child aspires to be the next Frank Lloyd Wright, we've got some tips on building sand castles that last.

Develop your child's mathematical and engineering skills with this fun building brick challenge. In this activity, your learner will be challenged to create a boat out of building bricks.

In this activity, your child will be challenged to build a tall tower out of building bricks! The instructions include questions prompts to guide students through the design challenge.

The objective of this science project was to build a model of a volcano and observe reaction between different substances, including baking soda and vinegar.

Challenge your first or second grade reader to make 100 words in this reading and spelling activity for the 100th Day of School.

In this exciting and empowering challenge, your child will construct a bridge using marshmallows and toothpicks!

Here's a hilarious alternative to those sugary conversation hearts...and a way to keep building first grade literacy skills while you're at it!

Not only is homemade wrapping paper pretty, but by experimenting with decorative tools, kids are also doing science, art, and small-motor muscle building.

By incorporating natural materials and the powers of observation, your child will become a backyard naturalist while building early writing and drawing 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!

Ask your kids to write these one-sentence "Holiday Wishes." Without realizing it, they'll be building third grade Language Arts skills.

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!

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

This time-based word builder is the perfect way to boost your child's vocabulary. Mix and match letters to see how many words she can come up with!

In this activity, your child will be asked to create a boat that can successfully float while holding 25 pennies.

If your first grader loves to play with her food, turn the messy habit into a clever arts and craft project.

This activity encourages children to sculpt in free form. The only rule is that they have to build upwards.

Blanket forts are a kid classic! Let your child create a âfortress of solitudeâ on his own for reading, telling scary stories or for cozy cocooning.

In this activity, your child will be challenged to use simple materials to create a catapult for a small, lightweight toy.

In this activity, your child will be challenged to make a tower using paper cups.

First graders are learning to think like scientists. What better place to start, then by raising tadpoles? This hands-on activity explores science in action!

This hands-on activity practices skip counting, a key first grade math skill. But it's silly fun!

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.

Use reusable, recyclable materials--along with a dose of imagination--to build a castle with first grade geometrical forms.

In this social emotional learning activity, your child will create a goal board and practice setting one goal for an assignment or task and the steps they will need to achieve it.

In this activity, your child will learn how slowing down and using mindfulness can help us be more aware of others' needs. They will also draw a picture of a time when they made a healthy and helpful choice.

Build this game, and give your kid some hands-on practice ordering numbers. Soon your first grade kid will be Master of the number line!

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

For Read Across America Day, challenge your first grader to come up with a story using magnetic words inspired by "Green Eggs and Ham" by Dr. Seuss.