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.

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

This measurement activity uses feet to compare objects, but not the ones found on rulers and measuring sticks...the feet on your child's own body!

Thanksgiving placemats are a great craft for your kid, and a beautiful addition to the dinner table. Make Thanksgiving placemats with your kid for the holiday.

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!

Get your child math and science savvy with this fun outdoor classification game. Using chalk, your child will classify what she sees in the natural world.

Pumpkin carving party activities are great for a pre-Halloween party. Try pumpkin carving party activities, including jack-o'-lantern ideas and fall recipes.

Introduce colors to shadow play with this creative and irresistible science activity!

Get your child excited about measuring with this fun and easy household measurements activity.

In this activity, your child will develop her sensory awareness and build important math skills while having fun outdoors.

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

Help your daughter organize all of her barrettes with this fun and colorful activity!

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

Do this fun activity that uses stickers to help your kindergartener with counting, basic addition, and one-to-one correspondence.

Here's a simple math activity that has your child using her basic addition facts to solve a secret code.

This simple bookmaking activity will introduce and reinforce alphabet and number recognition skills that have been taught at home or learned in preschool.

Help your child practice symmetry with this fun activity that will leave your child with a sweet symmetrical treat!

Celebrate 100 fantastic days of school by creating a school-themed collage with 100 pieces in this unique arts and crafts activity.

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

In this simple math activity, your young learner will compare two types of Valentine's Day candy using a Venn diagram.

These cute holly-shaped hair clips are a breeze to make for holiday celebrations. They make a great party activity, too!

In this simple and social activity, children use size comparison skills to find objects in nature that are bigger, smaller, longer, and shorter.

Here's a fun math-oriented arts and crafts activity for your preschool or kindergarten child: create a gumdrop topiary and practice counting along the way.

Celebrate the 100th day of school by making a unique work of art using 100 colorful pom poms in this fun kindergarten arts and crafts activity.

Use this fun activity to make an optical illusion picture that helps your kindergartener explore the sense of sight, and sharpen his observation skills!

This first grade science activity is great for winter! Your child will grow and observe her own amaryllis bulb, keeping a journal of her scientific findings.

Weave a unique ribbon pattern! This fun arts and crafts activity is a great way to make colorful projects and learn basic math and art skills.

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

Here's a hands-on activity that first grade use to help kids get a feel for equations. It uses popsicle sticks to practice addition and subtraction!

Here's a fun math and science activity: help your child explore four different kinds of measurement, using their hand and a few simple household tools.