Pumpkin Math
Boost your preschooler's attention to detail by getting her to explore the differences between two different pumpkins: large and small.
Clothesline Counting
Take the learning outside, and sneak in a little fine motor practice on the fly, as your child works on early math skills. This is an unusual hands-on way to practice counting.
Count Your Cupcakes
Kids learn the language of mathematics with this fun counting activity. They'll use cupcakes as a tool to learn how to organize units into sets, and back again.
Sound Shakers
Create clear sound shakers so your preschooler can observe and compare the different sounds that objects make! He'll get a head start on patterning as he makes up his own musical beats.
Match the Coins
Your child will learn more about coins and their denominations as he's asked to match together the coins that are the same.
Play a Matching Game: Numbers
Your child will practice her counting and number recognition as she matches printed numbers to the same number of repetitions of a simple design.
Count with Tic-Tac-Toe
Play Tic-Tac-Toe in a whole new way! Practice counting with your child in this fun board game. Each time a player counts correctly, he'll get to a claim a box on the game board. Play until one player has four boxes in a row.
Play, Build, and Learn Spatial Relationships
Help your child with important vocabulary building by leading him through some easy, at-home activities that teach him about basic spatial relationships and the words used to describe them.
Spaceship Craft
Help your child make an imaginative, inexpensive spaceship from recycled materials. When the spaceship is ready, count backwards from ten and then BLAST-OFF!
Learning Numbers 1-5
Familiarize your child with numbers and counting with this hands-on activity that incorporates one of her favorite things: candy!
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