Want to boost math and science learning? Take a bug expedition and give your first grader practice observing and charting what they see.

In kindergarten, your child spent lots of time counting things one by one. But in first grade, he'll need to be able to count in groups, especially by fives.

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!

In this activity, students will be challenged to describe and count the ways a toy moves from one position on a grid to another.

Show your kindergartener how to count to 100 by tens, and he'll get an adorable cheerio necklace in the process!

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

Caring for ourselves and others can build connections and a greater sense of love. In this activity, children reflect on what it means to be caring and to show kindness to others through drawing and performing a kind act of their choosing.

In this activity, your child will make her own book of Swahili numbers filled with pictures of animals found throughout Africa.

This marshmallow snowman craft is a festive way for your child to practice counting and art. Make a marshmallow snowman with your child this holiday season.

Counting syllables can be tough. Help your kid get some practice on Valentine's Day with this simple game.

Let your young adventurer go bug hunting in the great outdoors with their very own bug net!

Prepare for some scary Halloween counting practice! This game encourages players to knock down cylinders and then add to determine their scores.

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

Play this fun game with your kindergarten or first grader. It's a great way to practice important math skills, including counting and addition.

In this arts and crafts activity, you can make fun bracelets using just a handful of buttons and some elastic cord. And it's a counting game, too!

Get a leg up on counting concepts with this project where art and math collide.

Cinnamon is tasty, but does it have super powers as well? Find out if cinnamon can repel mosquitoes in this outdoorsy experiment.

This easy craft project boosts counting and fine motor skills, and will help kids learn about Jewish culture.

What is surface tension? Kids will discover how water-skating insects use surface tension to keep from sinking by making a model water walker.

Study the life cycle of the common blowfly as it relates to forensic investigation. Record the first time you see flies, maggots, and eggs.

Your child will "catch" snowballs with each correct math equation she can answer correctly. If she solves a problem correctly, she gets to keep the snowballs.

Help your budding artist construct this paper chain caterpillar craft, inspired by the intelligent bug from "Alice in Wonderland."

Mobiles make fun art projects for creative kids. Help your child bend simple pipe cleaners into bug shapes as diverse as the creepy crawlies that inspired them.

This easy apple cider adds cinnamon candies to give it a spicy kick for Valentine's Day.

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!

Does your kid have a stash of sweets left over from Halloween? Turn that pile of candy into a learning opportunity with this sorting and categorizing activity.

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.

Wiggly worms are known for staying buried in the soil, but how does that affect plants? Are earthworms and plant growth related?

Give some of your local ladybugs a warm place to stay for the winter by making a ladybug home with recycled materials.

Ordinary drinking straws are fun for drinking juice and even for spitballs when you're not looking, but also fabulous for learning first grade math.