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Creating number patterns with pencil and paper can be dull, but creating hopscotch pattern can bring exciting math learning!

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.

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

Help your child sharpen time skills by creating a special day and charting each part in a detailed schedule.

Give your child some practice with even numbers, while creating a cute Christmas keepsake. Create this skip counting book.

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!

Turn learning fractions into a pizza party in this fun second grade math game.

Learning to count change can be tough! Help your child become a master money-counter with this simple game.

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

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.

Put numbers and letters together -- key kindergarten math and reading skills -- while creating a marvelous game piece for outdoor play!

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.

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

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

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.

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!

Take paper football to the next level by creating a "field" with objects from around the house. A great indoor and rainy-day activity.

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

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

Take the spookiness out of spiders with this web-making activity! Your child will practice talking about and creating shapes in this Halloween craft, and learn about spiders along the way.

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.

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

Cornucopia still life painting is a great activity for your young artist to look at light and shadow, textures and composition in creating art at Thanksgiving!

Let your child lend a helping hand while decorating the Christmas tree this year! This festive activity doubles as a lesson focusing on the number five.

This game provides your child with the opportunity to create, write, and read numbers.

Make practicing addition facts more fun and teach your child the helpful strategy of adding quickly to 10 in this fun and easy-to-make card game!

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