Preschool - 1st Grade Activities : Page 22

This hands-on activity practices skip counting, a key first grade math skill. But it's silly fun!

The alphabet is a big learning milestone for most kids. Help your child learn alphabetical order by making a food list in this fun Thanksgiving activity.

Help your child create a garden journal sketchbook as she observes and records the natural world through the changing seasons.

Here's a fun activity that will help your child learn to cut on a line, practice fine motor control, and create a beautiful garland, too.

Who says snow globes are just for winter? Help your child create a summer version with this fun art project!

In first grade, children are introduced to fractions. Here's a recipe that combines fraction practice with winter fun and lets kids actually paint the snow!

It's Thanksgiving, so why not celebrate of the turkey? Let the little ones partake in the turkey fun, without having to do any of the carving.

Watch your first grader marvel at how fun and simple it is to turn ordinary potatoes into custom shamrock stamps.

Using just an egg carton and some beans or pennies, you can play this game with your first grader and see real gains in core math skills.

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!

In this project children practice the scientific method while playing with puffy paint.

Build this game, and give your kid some hands-on practice ordering numbers. Soon your first grade kid will be Master of the number line!

Here's a science activity to help your child investigate how seeds are designed to travel.

Learn how to make a menorah with this simple Hanukkah craft. See how to make a menorah for the Festival of Lights.

Put a spin on your child's old routine with this salad spinner painting project.

Instead of heading to the craft store, take a step back in time and restock your art supply with this easy recipe for homemade ink.

Your child will "build" a snowman and lace her way around the paper plates, boosting her manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination.

Make interesting art and learn about shapes, lines and patterns by using spaghetti noodles.

This activity is a fun way to fill up your child's tummy and spend time together creating edible lessons in the kitchen.

Your kindergartener will love being able to paint a beautiful butterfly, and the lucky recipient of the finished card will be just as delighted!

Increase your preschooler's observation skills with this fun and colorful science experiment!

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

This Hawaiian costume is fun for luaus, Halloween, or playtime. Make a Hawaiian costume, complete with tissue-paper lei and crepe-paper grass skirt.

Is your kindergartener getting tired of the standard art supplies? How about making a mosaic? This recipe is kinder safe, no broken glass involved!

Make these sweet-smelling sachets that smell like delicious cinnamon candy.

This shamrock magnet is the perfect project for St. Patrick's Day. It's simple to make and will fill your refrigerator with Irish spirit!

Make a beautiful - and realistic looking - sunflower using sunflower seeds and a paper plate with this fun kindergarten arts and crafts project.

Here's an arts and crafts activity for your preschooler: make pendulum paintings using only a funnel, canvas, and paint!

Celebrate your little one's move to big kid school by throwing a very special graduation party complete with friends, crafts, and lots of energetic fun.

This is a simple, nutritious food kids love for snacks and lunches all year.