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

Does your child need counting help? Here's a simple game that kids can do at home to help them practice counting to two-digit numbers.

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

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

Help your first grade child figure out contractions and their original two words by playing this simple game, Contraction Concentration!

First grade math includes lots of work with two-digit numbers. Here's an activity to help kids practice recognizing and sequencing numbers from 1-30.

Your second grader can honor two renowned U.S. Presidents--Abraham Lincoln and George Washington--by crafting larger-than-life pennies and quarters!

Here are two fun, rhythmic jump rope chants to help your first grader learn the days of the week, practice reading skills, and stay fit!

Children learn the six parts of a plant...but do they really understand? Try this plant-themed meal plan to bring school science into the home.

In this science fair project, young children discover what happens when two fluids that have different densities get together.

Is it solid or liquid? Create oobleck and witness the amazingly weird oscillation between the two!

Transform a single sheet of card stock into a double-sided painting of opposites: on one side, a bright daytime landscape, on the other, a dusky evening scene.

All your preschooler needs to create a personalized Halloween memento is their two hands and some black paint.

Help your child get the hang of reading with this fun activity. Here's how to make a spinning phonics wheel out of two paper plates.

Teach your little scientist about the amazing powers of gravity by comparing the falling speeds of two yummy fruits

Use two toilet paper rolls to make a pair of homemade binoculars and let the games begin. Here's how:

In this simple math activity, your young learner will compare two types of Valentine's Day candy using a Venn diagram.

This classic children's game-connecting two cups with a string-demonstrates sound's ability to travel through air vs through a solid.

Delight your child by helping them to construct a boat that can hold two seaworthy toy figures in this engaging project made from upcycled water bottles.

Compound words get easier if kids can spot two smaller words that they already know inside. Add some fun to the process with this card game!

Help your first grade reader understand verbs by doing them in this boisterous playground relay race.

Practice problem solving skills with your kindergarten or first grade student in this fun connect-the-dots game!

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 recycled craft makes a great addition to the dress-up box and is a two-in-one activity and party favor for princess-themed birthday parties.

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

This first grade addition math game helps your child use critical thinking skills while practicing his computation.

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day by painting the green Irish countryside in this 2nd grade arts and crafts activity.

Bring barnyard fun to a rainy day by making this simple pig nose, or make several noses and round up two of your child's friends to act out Three Little Pigs.

Transform a paper coffee cup into an adorable Easter bunny gift basket in this second grade arts and crafts activity.

Here's a hilarious alternative to those sugary conversation hearts...and a way to keep building first grade literacy skills while you're at it!