Kindergarten and 1st Grade Numbers and Counting Activities

This activity is based on the popular card game, Slapjack. It's rip-roaring fun, and it reinforces the concepts of odd and even.

Your child will enjoy getting math practice as they use bugs in addition and subtraction problems.

This project commemorates the milestone of completing the first 100 days of school, while giving your child a manipulative to practice counting to 100.

Try this new twist to the traditional memory game to help your learner match number symbols to the correct quantity while sharpening their memory skills!

Play this game that lets you create your own silly monster drawing and helps your child practice her counting skills!

Help your child build ice cream cones as she practices her counting skills

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

Help your child stay physically and mentally active with this group aerobic fitness game that's good for the heart and mind alike.

Master reading numbers aloud with your first grader in this math card game.

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

This hands-on activity practices skip counting, a key first grade math skill. But it's silly fun!

Here are some ideas for marshmallow math games you can play with your child to help teach him important concepts like estimation, area, and measurement.

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.

Play this fun math numbers game with your kindergartener! Practice following instructions as you roll the dice and count.

Create a counting book, in order from 1-30, to help your child figure out a variety of ways of recognizing and representing numbers.

Celebrate Chinese New Year by teaching your child how to use chopsticks! She'll build her math and fine motor skills as she does this activity.

Help your child see numbers three ways with this simple grab-and-go game, great for quick practice in the car.

Grab some dice and play this take on tic-tac-toe. Itâs easy to set up and your child will have a blast.

Work on simple addition and finding even numbers in this first grade math card game.

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

Support your first grader's counting and reading skills while laughing and running in this fun playground game.

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

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

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.

Bring some winter fun into your home while your child practices her number matching skills with this adorable snowman math game.

Help your child make an imaginative, inexpensive spaceship from recycled materials. When the spaceship is ready, count backwards from ten and then BLAST-OFF!

Practice counting to100 independently with this American flag craft project! 

This countdown to Christmas craft is fun for kids who are excited for the holiday. Countdown to Christmas with this fun holiday activity.

This fun outdoor game will help your child develop her addition and subtraction skills and teach her basic arithmetic while keeping her active.

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