Merge the excitement of basketball tournaments with students’ excitement about books! This activity gives kids a chance to read and form opinions about the books.

You've probably played the game "I Spy." It's perfect for long car rides. But with a little tweaking, the game can also help kids practice syllables.

Kids often ask, "how tall am I?" This science fair project seeks to determine how well kids can guess their own heights.

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

Enjoy the beautiful outdoors and indulge in a colorful game of I Spy while you're at it! It's just as fun as classic I Spy but twice as educational.

A new twist on the game of charades will inspire your first grader to look at her favorite books in a whole new light.

Put old, worn-out picture books to work by constructing a book birdhouse, perfect for welcoming spring.

Make a "feeling meter" that helps your first grader read key feeling words and communicate his emotions accurately to you.

Who are the people young readers meet in their books? This reading activity will help your first grader build important comprehension skills.

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.

In this activity, your child will have an opportunity to discuss what they like about themselves, and they will design a digital or physical poster that displays their talents, what they like, and images that describe themselves.

Helping your child learn to read doesn't only have to mean using books from the library or from the store. You can make a book of your own - a nonsense book!

Reinforce your child’s understanding of geometry and 2D shapes while learning about the artist Mary Blair and her amazing contributions to many loved movies, books, and characters throughout her career.

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

What's the first letter? Play this game with your first grader the next time you read together, and watch her reading skills grow as she climbs the levels.

This is a fun way to introduce kids to the concept of volume, and give them a quick hands-on activity to boot.

Children will learn all about cause and effect as they experiment with potion-making in this Halloween themed activity.

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

Inspire your learner to love poems like Sonia Sotomayor by reading some poetry aloud!

Here's a motivational kit that lets your emerging reader know you're with him for the whole wild ride.

April showers may bring May flowers, but your child can preserve the beauty of spring's bounty all year long with this simple craft project!

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.

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

Make your own dreidel from modeling clay with this Hannukah craft activity!

In this science fair project, kids observe the expansion of liquids when frozen and determine if some liquids expand more than others in the freezing process.

The objective of this science project is to determine the length of time for different seeds to germinate.

Creating a book is one thing, but creating a codex is a whole different ball game.

Support your first grader's interest in reading with this decorative bookmark that illustrates a favorite scene from a loved book.

El dia de los muertos (the day of the dead) is a Mexican holiday celebrated on November 1st and 2nd every year. Other Latin American countries celebrate a variation of the holiday, but it originates in Mexico and is unique to this country. These two days

Help your first grade child figure out contractions and their original two words by playing this simple game, Contraction Concentration!