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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

Roasting pumpkin seeds makes for a great Halloween activity, and a healthy snack!

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

This classic children's game demonstrates how sound travels through air vs. through a solid.

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!

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.

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

In this fun design challenge, your child will get creative with making structures out of toothpicks and gumdrop candies.

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.

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

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

This goofy scramble book activity will bring laughs...but also some good, solid comprehension skills too!

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.

This project demonstrates the correspondence between the volume of water displaced by a submerged object and the volume of the object displacing it.

In this experiment, students will create their own version of coquina, a sedimentary rock thatâs formed by seashells and sand, cemented by seawater minerals.

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

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

In this activity, kids will create a peace corner in their bedroom or home and reflect on ways they may use their peace corner through drawing and discussion.

This string a necklace arts activity teaches first grade readers to look for a story's beginning, middle, and end.

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

This science project teaches young students about germs, bacteria, and the importance of washing their hands. Students will test what is the best way to wash.