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Help your kindergartener practice his shape recognition and develop his fine motor skills by making a scarecrow at home.

Help your kindergartener review shapes - and build early reading skills - with this creative book project.

Practice math and social studies skills with this fun game based on the Battle of Lexington and Concord.

This St. Patrick's day, stretch your third grader's social studies and math skills with this fun, cooperative learning game.

Here's a fun at-home activity that will help your child strengthen math skills using high and low temperature data, and become a master temperature tracker!

This is a fun and inexpensive project and it's a great way for your child to build basic geometry skills, like shape recognition and pattern/angle familiarity.

In this simple and social activity, children use size comparison skills to find objects in nature that are bigger, smaller, longer, and shorter.

Weave a unique ribbon pattern! This fun arts and crafts activity is a great way to make colorful projects and learn basic math and art skills.

Thanksgiving placemats are a great craft for your kid, and a beautiful addition to the dinner table. Make Thanksgiving placemats with your kid for the holiday.

Celebrate Easter, or just about any day, with a candy necklace. Grab your favorite candies, a string of yarn and get ready to make a yummy, colorful treat!

Use Henri Matisse as inspiration for your preschooler or kindergartener to create a unique and funky paper shapes collage in this arts and crafts activity.

Pump up the learning level of your kindergartener's summer break by playing patriotic bingo when July 4th rolls around.

Celebrate the 100th day of school by creating a geometric, math-inspired mural in the style of Henri Matisse in this creative kindergarten grade art activity.

Your kindergartener will learn basic math concepts and create a beautiful keepsake with this African flag reference book.

This heart paper chain is the perfect way to celebrate Valentine's Day. Include some decorations in a simple AB pattern and work on pattern recognition.

Reuse old cardboard boxes and popsicle sticks to create a miniature sled that is perfect for pretend play with dolls or action figures.

Build your child's vocabulary by exploring and discussing spatial relationships during everyday activities such as building, rearranging, and ordering.

Get back into school with this exciting architecture exploration! In this craft activity your child will research, draw, and build his own school.

Here's a place mat your second grader can create, based on the classic frontier tradition of patchwork quilting.

Here's a hands-on activity you can do with your fourth-grader to practice measurement and directly apply the concept of area.

This fun shape game is like Twister...with a twist!

Kindergarten algebra is a lot different than high school. In kindergarten math, algebra means grouping like things, or noticing what doesn't belong in a set.

Use reusable, recyclable materials--along with a dose of imagination--to build a castle with first grade geometrical forms.