Plan ahead for summer, by constructing a holiday calendar with your child. A great way to teach kids about time!

Make a bear cave for your child to play and explore, learning about bears and winter hibernation.

Ordinary drinking straws are fun for drinking juice and even for spitballs when you're not looking, but also fabulous for learning first grade math.

Play this hidden number game with your preschooler or kindergartener that will give them a leg up in learning numbers.

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

This activity is a fun way to "go fishing" with your preschooler, while learning about the concepts of freezing and melting.

Does your kid have a stash of sweets left over from Halloween? Turn that pile of candy into a learning opportunity with this sorting and categorizing activity.

Want to boost math and science learning? Take a bug expedition and give your first grader practice observing and charting what they see.

Using nothing fancier than old milk cartons and popsicle sticks, create a village full of fun learning for your kindergarten math student.

Learning to identify and categorize different geometric shapes is a big goal for early learners. And your neighborhood is the perfect place to start!

These bean bag games are a fun and inexpensive way to keep your child learning! Work on social skills, coordination, math, or even spelling!

Does your child love learning about dinosaurs? Does he like digging around in search of hidden treasures? In this fun activity he'll do both!

First graders are learning basic addition and subtraction math facts. Practice in the sandbox with this fun outdoor math activity!

Have a lot of loose buttons lying around the house? Here are four ways to turn those loose buttons into an easy and positive learning experience. Button up!

Learn how to count in Spanish. Your child will practice her numbers and build her reading skills while learning a bit about Latino culture along the way.

First graders spend lots of time learning double digit numbers. Here's a "green" way to build skills and have some old time family fun, too.

Make caterpillars out of papier-mache and let the kids explore their inner creepy crawler.

The Christmas Addition Tree is a great way to get kids actively involved in math practice through art projects over the holiday break.

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

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

These pretzel reindeer cookies are a great holiday recipe for kids to make. Rudolph and the whole gang agree!

In this science fair project, kids measure how weather conditions affect how fast a puddle evaporates.

The Kindergarten Personal Record Book makes measurement fun & active! Kids record their vital statistics from head to toe using unusual tools like paper clips.

Use old coffee cans and socks to make a beanbag toss game for kids in preschool and kindergarten. This activity is great for math and coordination.

Does your child need counting help? Here's a simple game that kids can do at home to help them practice counting to two-digit numbers.

A hands-on guessing game that teaches kids to recognize different coins. First graders will learn their money and their math at the same time!

How many steps long is the hallway? Kids put their graph-making skills to work as they make a step map of their own house.

Here is an activity that your kids can make for Mother's Day, a garden pot filled with edible "flowers".

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.

Take math off the page and into the real world. This simple game gives kindergarten kids hands-on practice with basic addition.