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!

Challenge your young dinosaur lover to examine dinosaur footprints and then create their own dinosaur fossil in this hands-on activity.

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

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

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

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.

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

In first grade, children are introduced to fractions. Here's a recipe that combines fraction practice with winter fun and lets kids actually paint the snow!

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

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.