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Math activities to help show your child the fun side of learning! From easy math activities to more advanced, we've got you covered! Use the selector on the right to narrow your search by grade.

Stained Glass Cookies

Stained Glass Cookies

This holiday season, don't forget the many delights of "cookie science"! Here's a confection we especially like.

Practice Brownie Perimeters

Practice Brownie Perimeters

On the SAT, your student may be asked to find the maximum area of a rectangle with a given perimeter. Here's a practice activity that will get your teen's attention as soon as he walks in the door and smells the brownies baking in the oven.

Solve Toothpick Puzzles!

Solve Toothpick Puzzles!

Looking for a way to engage your teen while getting some spatial reasoning skills into the mix? Here are some fun toothpick puzzles that are easy to set up at the dinner table with nothing more than a few toothpicks and a coin.

String "100 Days of School" Beads!

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.

Craft Corn Harvest Napkin Rings

Craft Corn Harvest Napkin Rings

Let your kindergartener help make your Thanksgiving special with these beaded napkin rings. While she's decorating your table, you'll also be giving her extra math patterning practice and helping her understand the meaning of the holiday.

Make Giant Dice!

Make Giant Dice!

Here's a way to put numbers and letters - key kindergarten math and reading skills - together while creating a marvelous game piece for outdoor play.

Weave a Paper Thanksgiving Placemat

Weave a Paper Thanksgiving Placemat

Let your first grader contribute to your Thanksgiving table with this fun paper weaving activity ... while extending handwriting and math skills at the same time!

Make a Miniature Gingerbread House

Make a Miniature Gingerbread House

Make a miniature gingerbread house this holiday season, delight your child and sneak in some math and reading skills while you're at it.

Play the Fish for Numbers Game!

Play the Fish for Numbers Game!

Is your child struggling with number recognition? Here's a great way to go fishing for numbers that will feel more like play than counting practice!

Making Measurements: How Big is Your Hand?

Making Measurements: How Big is Your Hand?

What better way to help your first grader get a grip on measurement than with his own body parts? Here's a "hands-on "activity to help your child learn about four kinds of measurements using only a hand and a few household items.

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