In kindergarten, your child spent lots of time counting things one by one. But in first grade, he'll need to be able to count in groups, especially by fives.

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

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

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.

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.

Make a fun refrigerator graph with your first grader in order to help her develop those crucial graphing skills, while engaging with the whole family.

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

Learn how starch and carbohydrates interact with different solvents in this fun and easy packing peanut science fair project.