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Creating number patterns with pencil and paper can be dull, but creating hopscotch pattern can bring exciting math learning!

Use the appeal of the common road sign to your advantage by creating a game with hidden learning opportunities.

Kids get in lots of letter learning as they play this fun twist on regular tag, which engages their minds as well as their bodies.

Be active while learning about American history with this twist on the classic running game "Capture the Flag."

When it comes to working kids' muscles, nothing beats an obstacle course! Here are some easy ideas for creating your own course at home.

Your little preschool elf will develop some important fine motor skills while creating an entertaining game: Pin the Star on the Christmas Tree!

This hunting game is just as fun outdoors as it is inside. And while they'll never suspect they're learning, it helps kids develop listening skills, too!

Develop your kindergartener's fine motor skills while tracing shadows on a sunny day with this fun kindergarten activity.

Try turning the evening ritual of asking about your kid's school day into a challenging game that consists of twenty questions.

It's important to be able to add and subtract quickly and accurately, and this activity is the perfect way to practice.

Support your first grader's counting and reading skills while laughing and running in this fun playground game.

Make math fun and easy with this activity that challenges your child to use their addition and multiplication skills to win a race!

This circle game practices patterning and flexes your child's memory.

Math Facts Game: A mix of musical chairs and Twister meets math. Nipping multiplication problems in the bud was never this much fun!

Help your second grader understand compound words by doing this fast, goofy three legged race.

Celebrate your little one's move to big kid school by throwing a very special graduation party complete with friends, crafts, and lots of energetic fun.

This copying game is like a hopped up version of Simon Says, but it lets kids use their bodies to practice patterning, a key skill in early math.

Introduce your fifth grader to the Kinara, part of the Kwanzaa tradition, by playing this fast-paced, two player game!

Play Rock Tic-Tac-Toe, the perfect outdoor game for all ages. Help your child develop thinking skills and get away from the TV!

This variation on the game of tag combines exercise, teamwork, and a little friendly trickery.

With nothing more than a flat open space and some lively kids, you can reinforce key concepts of punctuation while having lots of healthy laughs.

Homophones are those tricky little words that tend to confound early learners. Help your second grader ace the challenge with this outdoor game.

Play Number Dash with your preschooler and help him learn to identify numbers, write numbers and learn about organized play.

In this leap frog activity, your child will use her muscles to jump over her friends and onto lily pads as she practices number recognition.

Do a little kitchen chemistry as you make your own bubble solution and bubble-wand shapes!

This math game helps fourth graders improve their understanding of positive and negative integers in a fun way.

Make subtraction practice more fun with this outdoor review game that's great for beginning math learners and more advanced!

In this activity your little one will throw a beanbag at a numbered target to help improve her number recognition skills.

Play a phonics scavenger hunt no matter where you are. This game will have your child sounding out words and finding letter sounds in the objects around them.

Bring the classic game of "Red Rover" up to date with color and shape recognition skills for your child.