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Recycle old materials to create a fun, brain-teasing maze toy that also strengthens your child's math reasoning skills.

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

Here's a thought-provoking activity to make new vocabulary words "stick" in the mind of your young learner.

Help your child make an imaginative, inexpensive spaceship from recycled materials. When the spaceship is ready, count backwards from ten and then BLAST-OFF!

For your budding first grade scientist, all you need is some simple, natural materials to create an amazing ant farm. Here's how to get started.

In this insulation experiment, you'll learn which clothes keep you warm in the cold, and which make you shiver.

Reuse old cardboard boxes and popsicle sticks to create a miniature sled that is perfect for pretend play with dolls or action figures.

This project determines whether Styrofoam, paper, or plastic cups are best for preventing ice from melting.

The objective of this science fair project is to examine the effects of temperature on salt and water solutions, as they form crystals over time.

These bean bag games are a fun and inexpensive way to keep your first grader learning! Work on social skills, coordination, math, or even spelling!

Make this paper chain calendar and give your child a visual reminder of the passing of time.

This simple heat transfer experiment is a great introduction to the concepts of heat transfer and conduction.

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

During the Passover Seder, many Jewish families pour a cup of red wine for Elijah. This year, help your child create his own welcoming glass for Elijah.

Thanksgiving placemats are a great craft for your kid, and a beautiful addition to the dinner table. Make Thanksgiving placemats with your kid for the holiday.

Practice counting with this winter kindergarten art project! As your child sculpts a clay igloo, he will work on math and dexterity and learn about snow.

Dinosaurs were huge creatures that left behind huge footprints that lasted for millions of years. In this science fair project, kids learn how dinosaur tracks were left behind!

Play this game that lets you create your own silly monster drawing and helps your child practice her counting skills!

Gather the neighborhood children together and practice graphing with this backyard tournament!

Your first grader will love telling time while playing this fun game of tag! Ask Captain Midnight for the time, but watch out when his watch says "midnight"!

Here's an Easter themed math game to reinforce your child's logical reasoning and place value skills.

Learn how to count in Spanish. Your child will practice her numbers and build her reading skills while learning a bit about Latino culture along the way.

In this science fair project, we'll use a liquid crystal thermometer to find out whether exercising makes a difference in people's temperature.

Here's a math, science, and social studies activity: help your kindergartener become a "coin archaeologist" by examining how different coins look and feel.

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

Run, jump, and skip your way to physical fitness as your exercise with dice! It's a perfect party or family game.

Make a big green alligator with household items and help your kindergartener practices letters and sounds!

Build your child's vocabulary by exploring and discussing spatial relationships during everyday activities such as building, rearranging, and ordering.

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

Why doesn't the ocean freeze? Students answer this question by simulating the chemical composition and temperature of arctic waters in their own home.