Kindergarten Math Activities
Browse through our kindergarten math activities. We have many kindergarten math activities to keep your preschooler learning on the fly, all year long. From counting games to number matching activities, you'll find our selection of kindergarten math activities below.
Digital Algebra
Are kindergarteners really expected to do algebra? Believe it or not, they are! Before you start getting nervous, know this: kindergarten algebra is a lot different than what you did in high school. In the world of kindergarten, algebra means putting like things into groups, or noticing what ...
Start a Survey!
This activity puts your kid in charge of her own survey. She'll poll her relatives and friends, collect information, and then create a colorful chart to display her findings.
Make a Paper Chain Calendar
Young kids usually have only a vague sense of time. They probably know that an hour is longer than ten minutes, and a week is shorter than a month, but it's difficult for them to gauge time's passing. Making a paper chain calendar can help.
Make a ME Timeline
Help your child create a "Me Timeline," a unique poster that works on key math and early social studies skills-- putting events in order.
Foot Fun: A Measurement Activity
To understand measurement, kids need direct experiences with comparing and ordering objects. But that doesn't necessarily mean sitting down with a ruler. This measurement activity uses feet to compare objects, but not the ones found on a measuring stick...the feet on your child's own body!
Make This Number Line: Count Place on a Lace!
Got a shoelace? Got a kindergartener? Help your child learn to use the number line by creating one out of a lace.
Hike This Science Hunt!
Want to take math and science out to play? This nature hunt gives kids samples to collect and clues to find, while reinforcing their ability to use words like "near", "far", "left" and "right" to figure out an object's location. It's great outdoor fun and it works on important skills for ...
Estimation Breakfast
Remember that old carnival game where you had to guess how many jellybeans were in a jar? Well, guessing is more than pure fun, it's also a key part of kindergarten math. Here's how to bring it to the breakfast table!
Make a Wind Chime
Get kids busy with this colorful craft activity, and sneak in some math practice without them even realizing it! This beaded wind chime is fun to make, and it gets kids experimenting with patterns, a key kindergarten math skill.
Homemade Truffles
Patterning makes a serious appearance in kindergarten math. But you don't need to work solely with blocks and beads to give kids practice grouping things into sets. We say, go for chocolate! These truffles are truly easy to make and add a bit of decadence to math practice!
