Make learning word families more hands-on and interactive with this simple craft that has your child making "word sliders" out of paper plates.

Salute your "#1 Dad" with this creative pop-up card!

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

Help your first grader gain new reading skills in this fun, homemade phonics game that the whole family can enjoy!

This project combines arts and crafts with writing, as your child writes a story and publishes it into a book made out of a paper bag!

Celebrate Labor Day with this fun activity. Show your child how to make a "career book" and explore the many jobs that people have, while practicing writing.

In this fun design challenge, your child will get creative with making structures out of toothpicks and gumdrop candies.

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."

Improve your child's hand-eye coordination with this outdoor group ball game that's similar to Four Square.

Your kid will be captivated as she watches liquids change color before her very eyes during this fun science project that introduces some chemistry basics.

These handmade Christmas treat cups are perfect for house parties, school celebrations, and holiday bake sales.

Make a clever egg pop-up card for Easter that hides a special surprise: open the flaps, and out pops a fluffy baby chick!

Here is a way to help your first grader keep track of the books she has read, and also help her develop some critical thinking skills.

Give your local birds a treat — and your young birdwatcher some fun — with this simple DIY bird feeder.

This Thanksgiving table runner craft isn't just fun and festive, it also helps your child build muscles for hand strength, fine motor skills, and handwriting.

In this awesome science fair project idea, kids will be attempting to pick up different objects using snail slime.

Host a royal party full of "please and thank you" - even the queen would approve. Have a ball while your kids practice etiquette!

This flannel board will give your child hands-on practice with math, but in a fun format, full of ladybugs.

With this cool floating rocks project, your child will get some hands-on experience with buoyancy and learn why certain rocks like pumice are able to float.

Why do plants wilt? Kids will learn to think critically about what environmental factors affect plants, and what plants need to survive.

Challenge your first or second grade reader to make 100 words in this reading and spelling activity for the 100th Day of School.

Most kids love to play spy. Here's a way to have fun with mysterious codes while mastering an ordinary, necessary skill: first grade spelling.

Check out this fun science fair project idea for 1st grade: a solar eclipse model that demonstrates total, partial, and annular solar eclipses.

Here's a festive, patriotic 4th of July fruit platter that is healthy, delicious, and guaranteed to be a real crowd pleaser.

Try this activity with your child to explore what happens to rain (and the living things that need it) when it becomes polluted.