Problem-solving skills can be practiced and strengthened over time with puzzles such as Tangrams! In this activity, your child will discuss problem-solving strategies and practice using these strategies with Tangram puzzles.

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

Act out the Three Billy Goats Gruff with this adorable paper plate mask.

This creative art project lets kids explore the wonder of sea creatures while putting their ingenuity and problem solving skills to use.

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

First grade science often covers solids, liquids, and gases. This silly science explores serious facts about the difference between all three.

Lots of everyday objects can be fun, whether it's buttons, beans, or Lego blocks. Here's an activity that uses coins to build problem-solving strategies.

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

In this design challenge, your child will use building bricks to create a funny face. The activity instructions include question prompts thta can help guide your child through the creative process, and promote their problem-solving skills.

Make this creative "story cartoon" tray to help your first grader build reading comprehension skills while having a hilarious time!

Here are three easy, budget-friendly ways to preserve your child's work and precious memories without filling up the attic.

Celebrate the coming of Spring and Earth Day with this 3-D art project that makes use of recycled materials.

Practice measurement and proportion with your first grader, and in the process, make three scrumptious salads for you and your child to share on Mother's Day!

Are you looking for a fun craft for the next big American holiday? Make this hat with your kid and let him march around the room like a Revolutionary soldier!

Show your child how to spell their name in a whole new way with this sculptural 3-D art project.

Help your child see numbers three ways with this simple grab-and-go game, great for quick practice in the car.

Bird watching is a fun way for kids to learn about Mother Nature. Make a bird feeder, a bird house, and binoculars and you can attract birds and watch them!

Keep school day sniffles at bay with a simple felt tissue cozy that fits neatly in a 3-ring binder.

Here's how you and your child can work together to craft your own story problems from scratch.

Looking for a funky new way to paint? Try paint dough, a sparkling pasty paint made from just three kitchen ingredients!

Your child will "catch" snowballs with each correct math equation she can answer correctly. If she solves a problem correctly, she gets to keep the snowballs.

By using watercolor paints to practice writing letters, sentences, and math problems, your child will practice first grade skills in his "Sidewalk School."

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.

Create a three-dimensional X-ray of your child's hand in this simple modeling activity. All you need to get started are black paper and drinking straws

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.

Hone fine motor skills by having your kid create a jack-o'-lantern fiber arts project. They'll lace sheets of paper together to create a 3-D stuffed pumpkin.

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

Here's a hands-on activity that first grade use to help kids get a feel for equations. It uses popsicle sticks to practice addition and subtraction!

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

In this activity, students build a house of sticks, just like the second little pig in the classic story, The Three Little Pigs. Then, they program an educational robot to push down the house, much like the wolf who “blows the house down.”