Got a shoelace? Got a kindergartener? Help your child learn to use the number line by creating one out of a lace.

Build this game, and give your kid some hands-on practice ordering numbers. Soon your first grade kid will be Master of the number line!

In this activity, students will learn about the meaning and information on a police badge. Then they will be able to create their own badge with their own identification.

By using watercolor paints to practice writing letters, sentences, and math problems, your child will practice first grade skills in his "Sidewalk School."

Help your first grade scientist learn about metamorphosis by observing the life cycle of some interesting creepy crawlies.

Introduce your child to science with something they see everyday--their shadow!

Have your kid create a chart of job titles. It's a great way to get them to recognize the people whose efforts benefit the community.

Gather the neighborhood children together and practice graphing with this backyard tournament!

In this science fair project, students learn how pressure can make the minerals in a rock line up in the same direction and form bands and foliation.

Children learn the six parts of a plant...but do they really understand? Try this plant-themed meal plan to bring school science into the home.

Pasta makes a good dinner, but it can also be used to teach proper letter formation! In this easy crafts activity, you'll use pasta and glue to form letters.

Deep relaxation is a great way to create the conditions for learning by helping students let go of tension and worry.

Try this fun outdoor game to improve your first grader's reading skills. This activity is perfect for summer!

It's a rare kid who doesn't like a sandbox. Next time you're out digging, build in some earth science, too.

Head out to the driveway, ball in hand, for a bouncing challenge. Then use those results to make a colorful graph that lets your child compare results.

Teaching your child some basic words in Spanish is a breeze at home, with this simple and fun activity that doesn't require special educational materials.

Craft a winter words alphabet book to celebrate this chilly season in this preschool-kindergarten arts and crafts activity.

Make a big green alligator with household items and help your kindergartener practices letters and sounds!

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

Learn all about colors with the best teachers of all -- cupcakes!

This tactile activity helps kindergarteners learn about texture.

Your child can create his very own pine forest covered in snow and learn some forest vocabulary too!

Learn how to make a paper snowflake with these simple instructions. Help your child learn how to make a paper snowflake with only paper and scissors.

This engaging outdoor game is a blind obstacle course to help your Kindergarten aged child learn to follow directions.

Every day will be a new experience as you explore and learn about the different colors.

Learn about construction while making a fun new toy, the Mini-Marshmallow Popper.

Help your preschooler learn the Four Questions prior to the big night with a homemade book, complete with words and illustrations!

Learn how to grow an avocado plant indoors with your 1st grader in this hands-on gardening activity.

Learn all about balance and motion as your child designs a corn maze!

Use real elastic to help your kindergartener learn to "stretch" and blend letters to read words.