Hone observational skills and introduce the basics of data interpretation with this data gathering activity all about the different colors people wear.

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

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

Delay your child's sugar overload, and develop his critical thinking skills, by doing some "sweet sorting" of his Halloween treasures!

Okay, engaging in a graphing activity may sound ho-hum, but if you use fun data, it changes the picture entirely.

Create a graph based on the interests of family member's to see who has what in common. Your child will practice her math skills and get to know the family!

When you're studying the Mayflower, numbers can be an important part of the history...and a great chance to practice elementary math!