Preschool - 1st Grade Activities : Page 6

Reinforce your child’s understanding of the alphabet by helping them construct all of the letters using pipe cleaners.

You've probably played the game "I Spy." It's perfect for long car rides. But with a little tweaking, the game can also help kids practice syllables.

Turn wait time in the doctor's office or travel time in the car into fun time with your own version of I Spy.

Play this game to help froggie hop home...and teach the number line to your kindergartener while you're at it!

Celebrate the colors of the American flag with this playful craft project!

Encourage your preschooler's creativity with this exciting art project! Every "scratch art" drawing is unique and colorful!

Invite your kindergarten marine biologist to practice in scientific identification and categorization while creating a lovely treasure box.

The Kindergarten Personal Record Book makes measurement fun & active! Kids record their vital statistics from head to toe using unusual tools like paper clips.

Build your child's social studies skills by making a map together.

You kid can count from one to ten, no problem. They can even do it backward. Work on their addition and subtraction skills with this fun fruit picking activity.

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

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

Master reading numbers aloud with your first grader in this math card game.

Make scented sensory cloud dough. Add it to a sensory table, activity station, or put it in a baggie for extra at-the-park entertainment!

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with your child and teach her about Mexican heritage with this fun arts and crafts activity.

There's no need to hunt down a cactus for this rainstick craft. In fact, you can recycle items you probably already have on hand.

This homemade parachute toy is incredibly easy to build. Plus, it gives kids an excuse to investigate and experiment...the backbone of kindergarten science.

Kids generally can't come up with the cash to buy the bling they dream of giving mom. With this project, they can make her jewelry themselves!

When the wind starts blowing, you and your child can plant a sponge garden in the comfort of your own kitchen. Here's how:

Try this fun outdoor game to improve your first grader's reading skills. This activity is perfect for summer!

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

Show your kindergartener how to craft a pretty Mother's Day jewelry box that's fit for the baubles of a queen (or at least an extra special mom)!

Building a rocket ship is a great way for kids to learn about measuring and construction. It'll fuel their creative side too!

In this hands-on activity, kids learn what it takes to foster seedlings into full-grown plants, all in a regular old soda bottle!

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

This play-activity causes young children to focus on and become more aware of their sense of hearing and the power of their ears.

This copying game is like a hopped up version of Simon Says, but it lets kids use their bodies to practice patterning, a key skill in early math.

Your kindergartener will love this counting activity on a rainy day. Turn any indoor space into a colorful hopscotch board and using simple recycled materials.

Here's a fun math game you can use to practice counting, addition or subtraction with your child.

In this science fair experiment, children demonstrate the relationship between the amount of stuff and the amount of pressure in a closed system.