Take a beach ball, a marker, and a first grader. What do you get? An outdoor activity that works on reading comprehension, in the midst of a game of catch!

Use empty soda bottles to create a fun bowling set that helps your first grader practice addition skills!

Encourage your child to practice skip counting by turning number patterns into this fun and interactive game of catch.

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.

Improve your child's hand-eye coordination with these fun dribbling drills! Before you know it he'll be a ball-handling master.

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

Improve your child's hand-eye coordination with this outdoor group ball game that's similar to Four Square.

The next time you're trapped indoors on a dreary day, try this take on dodgeball. All you need are a group of kids, an open area and a soft, spongy ball.