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.

Does your child love learning about dinosaurs? Does he like digging around in search of hidden treasures? In this fun activity he'll do both!

Want to boost math and science learning? Take a bug expedition and give your first grader practice observing and charting what they see.

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.

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

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

Build this game, and give your kid some hands-on practice ordering numbers. Soon your first grade kid will be Master of the number line!

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.

In this hands-on craft project, kids will make an analog clock of their own, and then use it to learn how to tell time.

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!

A hands-on guessing game that teaches kids to recognize different coins. First graders will learn their money and their math at the same time!

Your child will love making this adorable clover clock that will help him learn how to tell time.

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

Want a fun way to teach your kid to tell time? Making a plate clock is a great way for him to learn how to tell time in a way he'll actually find exciting.

Get a leg up on counting concepts with this project where art and math collide.

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

Make the abstract nature of time and money easier for your kid to understand with some fun ideas that focus on these concepts.

Your first grader will love telling time while playing this fun game of tag! Ask Captain Midnight for the time, but watch out when his watch says "midnight"!

Support your first grader's counting and reading skills while laughing and running in this fun playground game.

Here's a fun math and science activity: help your child explore four different kinds of measurement, using their hand and a few simple household tools.

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

This Christmas plate features your child's favorite holiday things through drawings. Make a Christmas plate with your child this holiday season.

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

This caterpillar math game gets your child to work on addition and subtraction. Challenge your child's math prowess with this fast-paced caterpillar math game.

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

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.

Grow a garden with an environmentally-friendly twist by using plant scraps that usually get thrown away.

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

A food groups plate shows your child what category her foods belong in. Make a food groups plate with your child before dinnertime.

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