Search 1st Grade Reading & Writing Hands-on Activities

Craft a paper rocket in this hands-on activity inspired by the life of Mae Jemison!

In this design thinking activity, your child will choose an animal to research, learn about the animal’s habitat, and then replicate the animal's habitat using household items.

Spark your kids' interest in writing by helping them write a mini-book about their favorite subject: themselves!

In this parts of speech fall scavenger hunt, kids will search for all the hidden leaves, sort them into parts of speech categories, and then practice creating their own sentences using the words they find.

Try this simple activity to stimulate some very complex thinking with your first grader to develop those all-important reading and comprehension skills.

Children will read a book, then retell the story with pictures they have painted on stones.

Play hopscotch with numbers, but also with letters, to get kids ready for reading.

Research shows that when we focus on things we are grateful for, we literally rewire our brains to focus on the positive. Help kids experience the joy of gratitude by creating trees that give thanks.

Help your first grade reader master those letter blends like "ch" and "sh" with this memorable and hilarious beanbag toss game.

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

Thanksgiving dinner can be filled with fun and memorable interactions between family members. This holiday, why not memorialize some of those details and events with a family poem? You can create a lasting memory in the form of a poem with contributions f

Help your first grader build sight word knowledge by creating a reading pointer and taking the family on a house-wide reading tour!

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

Celebrate Labor Day with this fun activity. Show your child how to make a "career book" and explore the many jobs that people have, while practicing writing.

Children tap into their own imaginative storytelling skills by creating and writing a richly embellished folk tale about their favorite member of the animal kingdom.

For Read Across America Day, challenge your first grader to come up with a story using magnetic words inspired by "Green Eggs and Ham" by Dr. Seuss.

Help your first grade reader become an expert in "sh," "ch," and "th" words with this fun, homemade game.

Boost those first grade reading and writing skills with this sweet Mother's Day poem idea.

Here's a silly game that uses nursery rhymes to introduce a big concept in first grade reading and writing: learning about nouns and verbs.

Here's a writing activity that helps young learners explore an ant's perspective...and practice writing, too!

Ask your kids to write these one-sentence "Holiday Wishes." Without realizing it, they'll be building third grade Language Arts skills.

It's always good to have a little help during the holiday. Show your child how to set a table setting and then help him create a placemat map.

Encourage your writer to uncover their imagination and storytelling skills by authoring their very own book.