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Here's a fun activity to reinforce simple short and long vowel words for your first grader.

How many steps long is the hallway? Kids put their graph-making skills to work as they make a step map of their own house.

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!

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.

What makes your shadow dance around all day? Let's play detective and find out why that sneaky shadow never stays in one place for long.

This activity will keep your child entertained long after you've put away the markers and glue. Help him turn a paper bag into a self-portrait puppet!

Play hopscotch with numbers, but also with letters, to get kids ready for reading.

Your child might have noticed how bubbles quickly lose their colors and pop. Check out this creative way to make those bubbles last longer.

Give your first grader reading and writing practice with this fun, practical postcard that will also help with spelling strategies.

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

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

Help your first grader gain new reading skills in this fun, homemade phonics game that the whole family can enjoy!

Help your child get the hang of reading with this fun activity. Here's how to make a spinning phonics wheel out of two paper plates.

This is the perfect way to send a love note to your favorite Valentine! Your child can decorate a crepe paper bag for a secret message.

Make a bouquet of colorful duct tape flowers in this hands-on spring craft.

Is your princess missing a crown? Look no further: grab a few sparkly pipe cleaners and twist for a crown that's half jewelry, half sculpture, and 100% shine.

This homemade pom-pom garland requires very few materials and instantly brightens up a room with Easter-themed pastels.

This science experiment examines the role of fat in food, especially in making bread rise and whipping cream.

Make a lei and bring a touch of the tropical lifestyle into your home!

Collage this elegant spring-themed card that's sure to freshen someone's day!

Here's a great early reading and science activity for curious children. Learn how to plant your child's name in seeds for a growing writing activity!

Shed some "light" on the Chinese culture while brightening up your home. Teach your child the Chinese character for good luck with this lantern craft.

Your first grader will enjoy creating his own leprechaun from a recycled toilet paper tube.

Using a toy race car kids create a visual model of the Doppler Effect.

Here's an activity to encourage your young artist to read. Invite your child to visualize directions on colors, numbers, and shapes to create cool pictures!

Play the Vocabulary Game to help your child develop a superb, admirable, excellent, magnificent, splendid vocabulary!

Bird watching is a fun way for kids to learn about Mother Nature. Make a bird feeder, a bird house, and binoculars and you can attract birds and watch them!

This science experiment has students test whether a snail moves faster on concrete or dirt.

Help your kindergarten science maven explore the water cycle without getting everything wet.

Help your young learner discover why the insects that a spider eats stick to its web but the spider doesn't.