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

How often do we eat with awareness and really taste our food and think about where the food came from? Mindful eating is a great way to practice mindfulness infused with gratitude and appreciation for our food.

Practice reading with this fun game, where your first grader will "hunt" for hidden words around the house.

In this activity, your child will be given images that portray different perspectives or emotions. Your child will practice empathy by coloring and drawing what each person may have been thinking or feeling.

Make a festive bunny box that will be great for gift giving or storing candy and other small objects.

With a newspaper, highlighter, and some fun extra prizes, you can help your first grader start lifetime reading habits with print all around us.

Invite your child, and any other kids attending the Seder, to help you make this "hands on" matzah cover for Passover this year.

Transform a single sheet of card stock into a double-sided painting of opposites: on one side, a bright daytime landscape, on the other, a dusky evening scene.

Here's a rainy day phonics craft project for you and your first grader. Reel in those double "ee" words on this do-it-yourself eel!

In this project children practice the scientific method while playing with puffy paint.

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

Determination can go along way, especially in difficult times. In this home activity, your child will hear the true story of Ivy, the very determined dog, who plays, loves, and runs, just like the other dogs, even though she does not have the ability to

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 goal of this fun science fair project idea is to microwave candy and investigate: do some colors of M&Ms melt faster than others?

This activity introduces growth mindset and looking at mistakes as opportunities to learn and grow, rather than obstacles. Your child will understand the difference between seeing a mistake as a learning opportunity, rather than as a disappointment.

Children will practice mindfulness through a short guided practice, reflect on the practices that support peace, and then will build a "peace garden."

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

In this activity, you and your child will read a story about heartfulness, practice heartfulness by sending kind wishes to others, and draw pictures of those you both love and care for (such as family members, friends, or pets).

Practice reading and writing by helping your first grader create a family recipe book!

Spice up your first grader's spelling practice this Presidents Day by playing the Abraham Lincoln Penny Spelling game!

This engaging project encourages young children to practice and refine the important scientific skills of sorting and classification.

Help your first grader practice sight words with this fun activity. Learn how to put together a puzzle while practicing common sight words.

Shake those dice and try to roll big numbers in this first grade math game. Practice addition in a new, fun way!

In this activity, your child will discuss how to stand up for others, and they'll use pipe cleaners to design a symbol that reminds them to stand up for others.

Here's a writing activity that helps young learners explore an ant's perspective...and practice writing, too!

Help your child practice symmetry with this fun activity that will leave your child with a sweet symmetrical treat!

If you're looking for something to keep your kid busy on a warm day, and give him some writing practice in the process, bring on the mud!

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

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

Help Mother's Day feel special for weeks and months ahead, while giving your child some good writing practice, too.