Make a story map
How you can help at home: In this activity your child sequences the beginning, middle and end of a story.
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Word family flip book
How you can help at home: Have your child create this fun flip book to practice reading.
Make a storytelling board
How you can help at home: In this activity your child acts out a story with a hand-made storyboard.
Laundry sort
How you can help at home: Make doing laundry with your child fun and educational!
Microscope discovery
How you can help at home: Using a microscope can help your child build observation skills, a necessary tool in science.
Writing letters
How you can help at home: Writing a letter using a word-processing program helps your child build writing skills.
Identify that state
How you can help at home: Play this game with your child to locate states on a map and reinforce geography skills.
Numbers sense
How you can help at home: This number-sense game played with dice helps your first grader build math concepts such as greater than and less than.
Create a family memory book
With the help of a computer, your child can practice language arts skills as she preserves family memories.
Act like an architect: Draw your bedroom
How you can help at home: In this math activity, your child draws his bedroom to scale.
