Kindergarten and 1st Grade Activities : Page 26

Learn how different types of soil affect how animal tracks form in this experiment!

This super fun science project, perfect for young children, combines crafts, dressing up as animals, outdoor play, and life science learning.

Have the kids make Mom a wooden "Love Box" for Mother's Day (or any other day!) to show her how much she means to everyone.

Introduce your child to science with something they see everyday--their shadow!

Let your preschooler play with her food by making snack logs out of celery, peanut butter and corn flakes.

Make sunomono, a simple Japanese cucumber vinegar salad, and kid-friendly chopsticks in this fun kindergarten activity.

Here's a fun activity to help build thinking skills in young first grade scientists, and to encourage them to have a blast exploring the mass and volume.

Assist your kindergartener in constructing his own shy little magic turtle out of just a plastic cup, tube sock, and wooden dowel.

This experiment challenges students to forecast the weather based on the surrounding areas' weather.

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

Take your child outside during winter time and have them observe the leafless trees before having them make a watercolor of a tree or trees using masking tape. They’re sure to love their winter tree painting, plus they make lovely decorations in the home!

It wouldn't be Christmas without a small and cheerful army of holiday elves!

Put a twist on traditional oil painting with this fun science activity that you and your first grader can do together.

Say thanks this Thanksgiving by surprising a friend, a teacher or a grandparent with this paper plate turkey which doubles as a festive wall hanging.

This is a fun and inexpensive project and it's a great way for your child to build basic geometry skills, like shape recognition and pattern/angle familiarity.

Let your young adventurer go bug hunting in the great outdoors with their very own bug net!

Can you fool your eyes and your brain with an optical illusion? The purpose of this science fair project is to demonstrate various kinds of optical illusions.

It's easy to be a master Italian chef with this target practice game played with a pizza board constructed out of felt and Velcro bean bag "toppings."

Create a little magic with this special craft that transforms a regular paper tree into a Valentine masterpiece.

Help your first grader build sight word knowledge by creating a reading pointer and taking the family on a house-wide reading tour!

Teach your first grade scientist the difference between liquids and solids using maple syrup.

Celebrate Read Across America with a Dr. Seuss-themed craft: make a paper plate elephant ears costume modeled after Horton from Horton Hears a Who!

Get oodles of noodles this year, not for dinner, but to create this funky ornament for the Christmas tree!

This science experiment has students test whether a snail moves faster on concrete or dirt.

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

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

Pine cone decorations are fun and festive for the Christmas season. Make pine cone decorations with your child to celebrate the beauty of winter.

Practice reading and writing by helping your first grader create a family recipe book!

Wake up and create a fun, healthy snowman with your learner! As a family, create a snowman on your plate with yogurt, add some snowman accessories, and design a snowy environment.

This fun craft is perfect to do in the spring, and opens up the opportunity to teach your child about birds.