Make a Counting Book
If a picture's worth a thousand words, how many numbers is it worth? Break out some old newspapers and magazines and let your kid find out, by creating her very own counting book!
Indoor Hopscotch
Recycle your way to an afternoon full of hopping, counting, art and giggles for all! Turn any indoor space into a colorful hopscotch board using simple materials.
Countdown to Christmas Calendar
Begin counting backwards and give your child something to look forward to each day of the holiday season.
Builders' Paradise: A Number Line Card Game
Here's a fun way to practice counting with your kindergartner! Shuffle a deck of playing cards, and you're ready to get started. Work together to place cards in order by suit.
Make This Number Line: Count Place on a Lace!
Got a shoelace? Got a kindergartner? Help your child learn to use the number line by creating one out of a lace.
String "100 Days of School" Beads!
This project commemorates the milestone of completing the first 100 days of school, while giving your child a manipulative to practice counting to 100.
Nuts and Bolts: A Sorting Activity
Does Dad's tool box need to be tidied up? Get your child to help you clean, while sneaking in a little math along the way. Sorting objects by size, color, shape, or function is an important concept in mathematical reasoning, and it's the perfect excuse for a little housekeeping!
Play Number Memory Match Up!
Try this new twist to the traditional memory game to help your kindergartener match number symbols to the correct quantity while sharpening her memory skills!
Make a Hershey's Kiss Christmas Tree
This fun activity not only makes for a fabulous holiday decoration, but it will also give your child great practice with counting!
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.
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