1st Grade Activities

This homemade pom-pom garland requires very few materials and instantly brightens up a room with Easter-themed pastels.

In this activity, your child will be asked to create a boat that can successfully float while holding 25 pennies.

The power of gratitude is endless! Research shows that cultivating a gratitude practice can gratitude strengthen relationships, improve physical and emotional well-being, deepen empathy skills, and improve self-esteem. With such wide-spread benefits, how

In this activity, children will let their imagination run wild as they design and build a new planet in the solar system.

Ringing a quiet bell is also a great way to support focus and bring kids into the present moment so they can be aware of what they are experiencing inside.

This science fair project teaches about mold. Students will test different foods to see which grow mold the fastest.

Craft a paper rocket in this hands-on activity inspired by the life of Mae Jemison!

In this exciting and empowering challenge, your child will construct a bridge using marshmallows and toothpicks!

Make a mood meter with your child to help them recognize and share their feelings.

This hands-on activity gets first grade kids brainstorming about what needs change in the world, and how they can help.

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.

In this Halloween-themed activity, young learners will find out what happens when they mix two household items together to create a surprising chemical reaction.

This activity is based on the popular card game, Slapjack. It's rip-roaring fun, and it reinforces the concepts of odd and even.

Reinforce your child’s understanding of the alphabet by helping them construct all of the letters using pipe cleaners.

Celebrate Kwanzaa with your fourth grader, or introduce them to a new cultural practice, by showing them how to weave a Kwanzaa mat out of an ordinary paper bag!

Practice reading with this fun game, where your first grader will "hunt" for hidden words around the house.

It's always good to have a little help during the holiday. Show your child how to set a table setting and then help him create a placemat map.

Learn all about balance and motion as your child designs a corn maze!

Help your kindergarten science maven explore the water cycle without getting everything wet.

Help your learner develop her fine motor and communication skills with this fun and festive fall activity.

Kids will explore the corrosiveness of soda in this cool science fair project by leaving pennies submerged in soda overnight.

Children will learn all about cause and effect as they experiment with potion-making in this Halloween themed activity.

In this activity, your child will be challenged to make a tower using paper cups.

Create a three-dimensional X-ray of your child's hand in this simple modeling activity. All you need to get started are black paper and drinking straws

Help your child learn science and math skills like sorting, sequencing, and ordering while taking a nature walk and collecting and collaging leaves.

In this activity, your child will transform an egg into a glowing, bouncy "ball" that they can play with.

This crafty activity will help your child develop an understanding of important math concepts like patterning and spatial awareness.

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

These Halloween sandwiches are a creepy-crawly treat for a holiday party or an especially scary school lunch. Make these Halloween sandwiches for your child.

In this activity, your child will be challenged to use simple materials to create a catapult for a small, lightweight toy.