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.

Blend science and math to explore a very important first grade social studies question: does our planet contain more land or more water?

Here's a thought-provoking activity to make new vocabulary words "stick" in the mind of your young learner.

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

This fun, addition focused take on the classic card game War is a great way to help your child get a strong hold on addition.

Topped with roasted pumpkin, prosciutto, herbs, and feta, these pita pizzas are a healthy, seasonal alternative to your classic pie.

Your first grader will love telling time while playing this fun game of tag! Ask Captain Midnight for the time, but watch out when his watch says "midnight"!

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

Instead of drilling facts, grab sidewalk chalk and head outside for a rousing game of this Math Run game. Play the Math Run game with your child.

Your first grader will love this addition challenge! Roll dice and keep a running total as you try to achieve the highest score.

Strengthen your child's number recognition skills with this fun game using an old, empty egg carton!

It's important to be able to add and subtract quickly and accurately, and this activity is the perfect way to practice.

Invite your second grader to help you measure and mix these fresh, cool concoctions!

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.

Here's a fun activity to help build thinking skills in young first grade scientists, and to encourage them to have a blast exploring the mass and volume.

Is your third grader bombing around on a bike these days? Here's a way to put all that fun time together with some math learning, too.

This fun game helps children learn to estimate the most basic unit of time--a minute--without a clock.

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

This kinesthetic game will help your child practice rounding and get the adrenaline rushing!

Add simple fractions in this fun math card game for second graders. This game is very similar to Blackjack, or 21, but it's entirely kid friendly!

Hone observational skills and introduce the basics of data interpretation with this data gathering activity all about the different colors people wear.

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.

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

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!

Making food sculptures boosts creativity, and just might help your picky eater branch out!

If you love the idea of handing out holiday tins of homemade cookies but you're not a baker, chocolate-covered apples are the perfect solution.

This is a great game to help your child learn number concepts in multiplication and division.

Using just an egg carton and some beans or pennies, you can play this game with your first grader and see real gains in core math skills.

Most timeline activities are all about history. Make timelines more relevant and personal for your child by focusing on the hours and minutes of his day.

Use Henri Matisse as inspiration for your preschooler or kindergartener to create a unique and funky paper shapes collage in this arts and crafts activity.