Preschool - 1st Grade Activities : Page 66

Few places are as dense with words as a grocery store. The next time you find yourself trolling the aisles with an impatient kid, make it a reading adventure!

Once readers know the individual sounds letters make, they need to learn how to blend them and how to break them apart. This activity will help them practice.

Help your child develop his counting and language skills with this fun activity. He'll be a number hero for a day and learn about safety while he's at it.

What better dessert to serve on April Foolâs Day than cookie fish sticks? Make this fish stick meal for an unforgettable reaction.

Teach your preschooler some physics that she can relate to with this fun and simple activity!

Give a holiday greeting that everyone will remember by making this tactile card with your child this year.

Childhood summers are magical, full of splashy fun and relaxing afternoons. Preserving those memories should be special as well.

Give Hallmark a run for its money with these handmade printed cards.

Introduce the idea of measuring weight to your preschooler or kindergartener by making a fun and easy-to-use bungee scale to weigh household objects.

In this project, create and examine garden mulch to find out what critters live in the messy, muddy layers just above the soil.

Use your cookie cutters with jello to have the kids create a story with the shapes they choose.

This paper project is sure to hit a home run with your sporty kid.

Here's a motivational kit that lets your emerging reader know you're with him for the whole wild ride.

Use a chunk of Styrofoam and some golf tees to make a safe and quiet tool bench for the kids.

In this activity, children will write letters to their future selves and draw encouraging pictures. These letters will be given to back to them at a future time when they are in need of some encouragement and kind reminders.

This is a great activity for when the kids get a little stir crazy. It works indoors or out.

Make these crazy shaped bubbles from simple items in the kitchen, and teacher your kids to experiment and hypothesize. Here's how:

This time-based word builder is the perfect way to boost your child's vocabulary. Mix and match letters to see how many words she can come up with!

This is the perfect way to send a love note to your favorite Valentine! Your child can decorate a crepe paper bag for a secret message.

In this activity, children create rising foam as they reflect on the many ways they have grown over the past months and learn how a "beginner's mind" is helpful.

Help your kindergartener create his own shiny medal that celebrates his amazing and award-worthy accomplishments.

Got an empty bottle sitting around collecting dust? Put it to good use by turning it into a homemade night light for your kids.

Challenge your budding wordsmith to see how many words he can make out of his own name, using homemade flashcards.

Teach your child the colors of the rainbow while creating an impressive treat that will brighten up the whole kitchen.

Fix a yummy fruit and chocolate quesadilla. It'll give your kid a chance to boost his fine motor skills while making a snack the whole family will enjoy.

Here is a fun at-home physical activity that encourages movement while also working on literacy or math skills!

In this lesson, your child will reflect on, draw, and collect things that make them feel happy and peaceful.

Need help encouraging your preschool child to organize her toys? Start with this activity, and turn sorting and categorizing into a fun game.

Blend homework time with playtime by introducing a cast of colorful characters to the top of your child's pens and pencils.

Celebrate Read Across America Day with your first grader by playing a pink crepe paper racing game inspired by Dr. Seuss's book "The Cat in the Hat Come Back."