Classifying and sorting into groups is also a large part of the first grade math curriculum. The outdoors offers an abundance of learning tools for children, and classifying in the natural world gives your child an added lesson in scientific observation and classification.

Make a papoose (Native American baby) and a homemade cradleboard out of construction paper for a wonderful way to celebrate Thanksgiving.

Want to add a little craftiness to preschool math? Break out the glue gun and create this button board!

Young kids love the tactility of mud, and chances are your preschooler has already gotten into his fair share of mud adventures. Why not join in the fun (and make it educational while you're at it)?

Did you know you can make glue from milk? Try this experiment and the results will "stick" with you for a long time.

Make this guitar out of an old shoebox for some musical fun, while saving room in the landfill.

Reinforce those first grade "conventions" of writing by having your child make these decorative place cards for the Thanksgiving table.

Knowing how to use quotation marks to write character dialog is an important skill for developing writers. Here's a fun way to get your child writing speech.

An hour glass, sometimes called a sand glass or a sand clock, keeps time. In this activity, your child will make her own sand clock, and learn to measure the time it keeps.

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!