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Help your child get comfortable with the concept of estimation, which will come in handy during everything from standardized tests to future shopping trips!

Guessing is more than pure fun, it's also a key part of kindergarten math. Here's a fun way to bring estimation to the breakfast table.

By taking math on a shopping trip your child will be practicing rounding, estimation and addition with a with a hands-on method.

This hands-on activity gives your child an opportunity to apply various strategies to solve a problem and to check if his answer makes sense.

This kinesthetic game will help your child practice rounding and get the adrenaline rushing!

Use familiar household items and decorations to turn estimation into a fun game!

This is a simple, fast game that you and your child can make together to help him master rounding with decimals.

In this fun math activity, second graders will learn to estimate items in a jar! 

Measure the speed of the earth's rotation using protractors and meter sticks. This science fair project measures the angle of the sun in relation to earth.

Great estimators are made, not born. Here's a Fermi Questions activity to make your child an estimation master.

This felt pie craft not only teaches sewing skills, but is a sneaky introduction to elementary math standards like geometry, measurement and estimation.

Here are some ideas for marshmallow math games you can play with your child to help teach him important concepts like estimation, area, and measurement.

This very physical game gets math off the page and into the real world-- and it works on number sense and estimation, key skills for kindergarten readiness.

Determine how proficient you are at making estimations and learn how to make more reasonable estimates.

Making holiday jars with your child will fill their heart with cheer! This activity asks your students to get into the holiday or winter spirit by filling a jar with something sweet, like marshmallows or another favorite treat. They can either gift this t

Get estimating with this spooky activity that asks your young mathematician to rely on their problem-solving skills to figure out how many items they believe are in spooky Halloween jars!

In this experiment, you will find out how human error can cause faults in any science task. This includes experiments conducted by famous scientists also.

Calling all power-shoppers! This game is a fun way for kids to learn life skills, and flex their math muscles at the same time.

If your child is hungry to work on his sewing skills, put together a plate of this felt play food ravioli.

This fun game helps children learn to estimate the most basic unit of time--a minute--without a clock.

This science project examines the thermal properties of several major greenhouse gases.

Teach your child what a sugar plum is with this easy recipe that gets your child to chop, mix, and roll his way to a delicious treat.

There's nothing like a treasure hunt to get kids excited about math and sorting.

Have your child observe, measure and record the amount of space objects occupy, and you'll have an inside space explorer on your hands in no time!

You can try this simple activity with your third grader to get him thinking about the real world math you use everyday.

Challenge your third-grader to sharpen her new math skills--and maybe do the planet a favor, too.

In this hands-on craft project, kids will make an analog clock of their own, and then use it to learn how to tell time.

This activity with add some fun and education to long car trips. Perfect for family vacations!