Invite your first grader to play this subtraction sacks game to get her actively involved in understanding and memorizing subtraction facts.

Using just an egg carton and some beans or pennies, you can play this game with your first grader and see real gains in core math skills.

This competitive inequalities card game is a great way to help your child understand the connection between numerals and the values they represent.

Play this fun game with your kindergarten or first grader. It's a great way to practice important math skills, including counting and addition.

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

Show your kindergartener how to count to 100 by tens, and he'll get an adorable cheerio necklace in the process!

Learn about borrowing in subtraction using a deck of cards and a die! Your first grader will have fun playing this math game.

In this insulation experiment, you'll learn which clothes keep you warm in the cold, and which make you shiver.

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

First graders are learning basic addition and subtraction math facts. Practice in the sandbox with this fun outdoor math activity!

Encourage your kindergartener to investigate and chronicle the weather she observes during the coldest months of the year.

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

Pumpkin carving party activities are great for a pre-Halloween party. Try pumpkin carving party activities, including jack-o'-lantern ideas and fall recipes.

Get your child math and science savvy with this fun outdoor classification game. Using chalk, your child will classify what she sees in the natural world.

This first grade science activity is great for winter! Your child will grow and observe her own amaryllis bulb, keeping a journal of her scientific findings.

Stringy orange ghoul guts are actually a healthy and gross-looking appetizer for your child's Halloween party.

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

Ordinary drinking straws are fun for drinking juice and even for spitballs when you're not looking, but also fabulous for learning first grade math.

Celebrate 100 fantastic days of school by creating a school-themed collage with 100 pieces in this unique arts and crafts activity.

First grade math includes lots of work with two-digit numbers. Here's an activity to help kids practice recognizing and sequencing numbers from 1-30.

First graders spend lots of time learning double digit numbers. Here's a "green" way to build skills and have some old time family fun, too.

This experiment works due to a simple principle: plants need light. Build a shoebox maze and watch the plant work though the obstacle course, searching for sun.

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

Does your kid have a stash of sweets left over from Halloween? Turn that pile of candy into a learning opportunity with this sorting and categorizing activity.

Learn how to make a paper snowflake with these simple instructions. Help your child learn how to make a paper snowflake with only paper and scissors.

Take the spookiness out of spiders with this web-making activity! Your child will practice talking about and creating shapes in this Halloween craft, and learn about spiders along the way.

In this activity, your child will create a red envelope that can be filled with money to spread good will and ward off evil spirits in the New Year.

Get your child excited about measuring with this fun and easy household measurements activity.

Thanksgiving placemats are a great craft for your kid, and a beautiful addition to the dinner table. Make Thanksgiving placemats with your kid for the holiday.

Making candles from old candles is easy. Recycle old candle stubs to make a "new" candle, and teach your child about recycling at the same time!