Use reusable, recyclable materials--along with a dose of imagination--to build a castle with first grade geometrical forms.

Put a twist on traditional oil painting with this fun science activity that you and your first grader can do together.

Challenge your first or second grade reader to make 100 words in this reading and spelling activity for the 100th Day of School.

Have some fun with your first or second grader, looking for creative ways that 100 cents can make $1.00!

Help your first grader, second grader, or third grader boost his addition skills and math vocabulary with this fun summer game Ice Cream Addition!

Your second grader can honor two renowned U.S. Presidents--Abraham Lincoln and George Washington--by crafting larger-than-life pennies and quarters!

Help your second grader embrace his "green" side by recycling empty citrus peels into fruity ice cream bowls!

Here's an arts and crafts activity that has your first-grader or second-grader using crayons and black paint to create a beautiful wax-resist nightscape.

Children learn the six parts of a plant...but do they really understand? Try this plant-themed meal plan to bring school science into the home.

Help your first grade reader understand verbs by doing them in this boisterous playground relay race.

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day by painting the green Irish countryside in this 2nd grade arts and crafts activity.

Teach your first grade scientist the difference between liquids and solids using maple syrup.

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

Boost those first grade reading and writing skills with this sweet Mother's Day poem idea.

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

Practice problem solving skills with your kindergarten or first grade student in this fun connect-the-dots game!

This first grade addition math game helps your child use critical thinking skills while practicing his computation.

Here's a silly game that uses nursery rhymes to introduce a big concept in first grade reading and writing: learning about nouns and verbs.

Here's a hands-on activity that first grade use to help kids get a feel for equations. It uses popsicle sticks to practice addition and subtraction!

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

This hands-on activity practices skip counting, a key first grade math skill. But it's silly fun!

Help your first grade reader become an expert in "sh," "ch," and "th" words with this fun, homemade game.

Help your first grade scientist learn about metamorphosis by observing the life cycle of some interesting creepy crawlies.

Enjoy the beauty of winter from the comfort of your home with this first grade art activity: make sparkly snowflake sculptures using modeling clay and glitter.

You don't need a garden to enjoy flowers. This first grade activity let's you make a lovely bouquet for Valentine's Day

Help your first grade reader master those letter blends like "ch" and "sh" with this memorable and hilarious beanbag toss game.

Here's a hilarious alternative to those sugary conversation hearts...and a way to keep building first grade literacy skills while you're at it!

First grade science often covers solids, liquids, and gases. This silly science explores serious facts about the difference between all three.

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

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