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In kindergarten, your child spent lots of time counting things one by one. But in first grade, he'll need to be able to count in groups, especially by fives.

Check out this twist on a peanut butter and banana sandwich. The banana replaces the bread to make the perfect fun and nutritious after-school snack.

Play a math logic and critical thinking game using a deck of cards. Use addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division in this fun activity.

Play this game to help froggie hop home...and teach the number line to your kindergartener while you're at it!

Multiplication facts are a necessary skill, and this board game provides a fun way for your third grader to practice them!

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

Get a leg up on counting concepts with this project where art and math collide.

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

Lots of everyday objects can be fun, whether it's buttons, beans, or Lego blocks. Here's an activity that uses coins to build problem-solving strategies.

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

Your child can turn cookie dough into a big pile of colorful painted fall leaves ready for eating!

Blend science and math to explore a very important first grade social studies question: does our planet contain more land or more water?

Put your kid in charge of her own survey! She'll poll her relatives and friends, collect information, and then create a colorful chart to display her findings.

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.

Help your kindergartener practice counting from one to ten with this fun outdoor activity. Make a "My Backyard Counting Book" to review counting to ten.

This simple experiment serves as an introduction to the greenhouse effect.

Give your second grader a chance to get his feet wet with measurement before he moves onto the more complicated stuff by trying this activity with him at home.

Instead of drilling facts, grab sidewalk chalk and head outside for a rousing game of this Math Run game. Play the Math Run game with your child.

Counting with one-to-one correspondence is an important kindergarten math skill. This simple activity turns it into a play-anywhere game.

Sorting objects by size, color, shape, or function is an important concept in kindergarten math, and it's the perfect excuse for a little housekeeping!

Celebrate Dia de los Muertos by baking pan de muerto. In this 5th-6th grade activity, your child will explore another culture while learning about baking.

Here's a math, science, and social studies activity: help your kindergartener become a "coin archaeologist" by examining how different coins look and feel.

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

Help your kindergartener learn to manage a telephone with this homemade keyboard that also helps kids practice letters and numbers.

Make practicing addition facts more fun and teach your child some helpful strategies with this spin off of the traditional "Go Fish" game.

Liven up a lesson about graphing by helping your third grader compile a bar graph from his classmates' birthday data.

Enjoy this kid-friendly recipe for Irish soda bread, just in time for St. Patrick's Day!

Make a Christmas countdown calendar to get your child excited about the coming holiday. This Christmas countdown calendar helps you make holiday memories.

Engage your children with this fun fall activity that integrates math and science. First, your child will excavate to find leaves. Next, they'll examine them to determine the colors. Then, your child will graph their findings.