Give some of your local ladybugs a warm place to stay for the winter by making a ladybug home with recycled materials.

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.

You don't need to head to the Arctic to experiment with life in an igloo. Learners can build their own ice igloo at home from water and empty milk containers.

Help your first grader explore the world of scientific measurement by "weighing" fruit with a "water scale"!

For your budding first grade scientist, all you need is some simple, natural materials to create an amazing ant farm. Here's how to get started.

Hunt for natureâs treasure, the many different products made by trees!

Satisfy your sweet tooth with this easy summer activity! Make homemade ice cream and let your child practice his science skills.

If your child aspires to be the next Frank Lloyd Wright, we've got some tips on building sand castles that last.

Combine science with reading and art to help your first grader create an attractive holiday gift for a beloved friend or relative.

In this design thinking activity, your child will choose an animal to research, learn about the animal’s habitat, and then replicate the animal's habitat using household items.

Help your child make a beautiful homemade sandcastle that will last!

Create a habitat for a butterfly right in your own backyard, and build your first grader's science knowledge while you're at it.

Planning a beach vacation? Here's a cool nature craft you can make in the sand with your child.

Here's a household scavenger hunt that shows kids the natural sources behind everyday objects...and builds reading skills, too!

Teach your child about recycling and gardening as she re-uses an empty plastic milk gallon jug to craft a swan-shaped plant container!

Learning about how plants grow is a building block in the early grades science curriculum. Put a fun twist on this life science concept with these cup monster friends!

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

Take the art making outside: have your first grader make a clay relief sculpture of the natural world. This is a great activity for summer.

Put those fall leaves to use with this fun art activity. Kids paint and print leaves, to make a beautiful tablecloth, perfect for your next fall celebration.

Create a self-portrait from natural materials in this collage craft activity!

In this science fair project, students discover how sedimentary layers form as sediments like mud, silt and sand settle over time.

First graders are learning to think like scientists. What better place to start, then by raising tadpoles? This hands-on activity explores science in action!

Lead your first grader on a nature walk ... with a scavenger hunt-style twist! They'll try to capture photos that correspond to paint chip colors.

In this activity, students will be challenged to describe and count the ways a toy moves from one position on a grid to another.

Explore the scientific concept of capacity by seeing how many pennies you boat can hold before it sinks!

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.

Here's a classic celery science experiment that uses celery and food coloring to demonstrate how plants absorb water.

Put an oatmeal box, a flashlight, and some construction paper together and you have the makings of an incredibly cool bedroom planetarium!

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

Your 1st grade scientist will improve her observation skills as she's encouraged to eat healthy by comparing the dry and fresh fruit in this experiment.