Play Twist 'N Turn!
Let your preschooler walk, hop, and skip her way to understanding rectangles, triangles, and circles. All you need is some sidewalk chalk and a bit of space to get started.
Play Builders and Bulldozers
Help your child stay healthy, fit, and active with this high-energy aerobic activity that strengthens the heart and lungs. Since each child must keep track of her own score, this game also offers some good mental math practice.
Make a Homemade Slip and Slide
Looking for hot weather fun? Cool the kids down with a homemade slip and slide! You can create your own water park atmosphere for just a few bucks.
Everyday Darwin: Create a Nature Journal
Take advantage of the summer weather and accompany your teen on an adventure in species mapping. Here's an activity that gives tips on creating a Darwin-esque nature journal and tracking a native plant or animal species.
Phonics Scavenger Hunt!
Engage your child in a phonics scavenger hunt no matter where you are. This entertaining game will have her sounding out words and finding letter sounds in the objects around her.
Explore Circumference with Your Bicycle Wheel
By late elementary school, students are exploring the many ways that geometry translates to real-world situations. Here's a hands-on activity that helps your child understand the concept of "circumference."
Play an Arithmetic Game: Math Racers!
Race to the finish line using math to help you along! This fun outdoor game will help your child develop her addition and subtraction skills and teach her basic arithmetic while keeping her active.
Practice Hula Hoop Times Tables!
If you're finding it painful to get your child to practice math lessons learned throughout the school year and her skills are slipping, try this mental and physical multitasking game to get your child back into the swing of things.
Plan a Treasure Hunt
Few kids can resist the pull of an adventure, and the promise of hidden treasure. In between all that treasure hunting, preschoolers get a taste of how to use a map.
Have a Watermelon Seed Spitting Contest!
Turn any sunny summer day into a fun and special occasion by having a watermelon seed-spitting contest!
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