Kindergarten and 1st Grade Activities : Page 19

Learn how to grow an avocado plant indoors with your 1st grader in this hands-on gardening activity.

Challenge your learner to a whole new method of storytelling, and improve their fine motor skills in the process.

In this simple and social activity, children use size comparison skills to find objects in nature that are bigger, smaller, longer, and shorter.

Go on a storytelling adventure using your kindergartenerâs five favorite picture books.

Let your imagination take flight as you explore the beautiful continent of Africa! Do this fun writing activity with your child to honor Black History Month.

Have your child assemble a tiny bunny that she can carry with her and pull out whenever she needs a friend.

This goofy pasta clown sculpture will help your child develop his small muscle skills and think creatively while decking it out with a colorful circus outfit.

Cornucopia still life painting is a great activity for your young artist to look at light and shadow, textures and composition in creating art at Thanksgiving!

Have a lot of loose buttons lying around the house? Here are four ways to turn those loose buttons into an easy and positive learning experience. Button up!

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

In this science fair project, we'll explore how blocking the sun's light can stop those can stop photosensitive paper from changing color.

Pump up the learning level of your kindergartener's summer break by playing patriotic bingo when July 4th rolls around.

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.

There's nothing like a treasure hunt to get kids excited about math and sorting.

Travel back to the Jurassic age with this creative dinosaur activity that would make a great addition to any wall or fridge.

Celebrate the blooming season with your kid by showing him how to make a magical spring mosaic out of all natural materials!

Here's a science activity to help your child investigate how seeds are designed to travel.

Get active at home by pretending to be different animals! Use this fun and engaging activity to move your body, get silly, and practice gross motor skills.

Make a kindergarten "discovery table" that reinforces both science and writing skills. Here's how:

Your kindergartener will be delighted to refine his motor and conceptual skills as he creates his own Maccabee shield in honor of the Maccabee revolt.

Make healthy eating a manageable (and yummy) task for your kindergartener by encouraging her to help you make a healthy apple sauce snack!

Transfer your child's artwork onto clothing using an iron-on transfer. It's easier than it sounds, and your child will love wearing his artwork!

Uh-oh! Is that a pill sitting on the counter or a piece of candy?

This adorable, fluffy sheep made from your child's handprint and cotton balls is the perfect craft for Easter.

Here's how to make a princess dress out of a long skirt in a fabric she likes.

Save some money this Halloween and work out fine motor skills by helping your child make his very own computer costume.

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

Help your kids fall in love with nature by making a simple clay bird bath. Set it up in your yard and watch the animals venture in for a sip of water.

Get your child thinking about time with this art project, where you'll create a fun book on his daily routine.

Watch your first grader marvel at how fun and simple it is to turn ordinary potatoes into custom shamrock stamps.