For your budding first grade scientist, all you need is some simple, natural materials to create an amazing ant farm. Here's how to get started.

Whatever the season, celebrate greenery and growth by helping your child study some delightful spring words.

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

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

Study science with your first grader in this arts and crafts activity that models the reason why fall leaves change color with some paint and crayons.

This science project challenges students to study deer behavior in their natural habitat- the feeding patterns, social behaviors, male to female ratio, etc.

Build your child's social studies skills by making a map together.

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

People have favorite flavors, but what about ants? Which ant food is the most popular?

A food groups plate shows your child what category her foods belong in. Make a food groups plate with your child before dinnertime.

Make your own Matryoshka out of simple craft materials in this easy how-to!

Is it solid or liquid? Create oobleck and witness the amazingly weird oscillation between the two!

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

Blend homework time with playtime by introducing a cast of colorful characters to the top of your child's pens and pencils.

Create a sun-shaped summer words chart in this DIY craft activity!

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

Check out this silly game that will put your kid's animal habitat knowledge (and acting skills) to the test.

Here's a science activity to help your child investigate how seeds are designed to travel.

This science fair project idea determines which method of hand cleansing is the most effective.

Here are three easy, budget-friendly ways to preserve your child's work and precious memories without filling up the attic.

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

Did you ever think you could make colors disappear right before your eyes? This science experiment is just like a magic trick: now you see it, now you don't!

Water can go from solid to liquid to gas...but how does popcorn go from kernel to snack? Invite your first grade scientist to find out.

This first grade science activity is great for winter! Your child will grow and observe her own amaryllis bulb, keeping a journal of her scientific findings.

Challenge your young dinosaur lover to examine dinosaur footprints and then create their own dinosaur fossil in this hands-on activity.

New readers need to develop a "bank" of words they can read by sight. Hate flashcards? Consider this fresh way to practice sight words to perfection...Bingo!

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.

Science fair project idea that examines different physical characteristics of a chosen animal. Make educated guesses about evolution based on animal's form.

With Halloween right around the corner, find a way to use your brain and reward your tummy with a new type of science -- candy science!

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