Try this simple activity with your child to guesstimate the age of a tree in your yard and nurture her developing math skills while you're at it!

Invite your kindergartener to explore the bright new world of measurement by starting out with nonstandard (and tasty!) units, such as gummy bears or worms.

How many steps long is the hallway? Kids put their graph-making skills to work as they make a step map of their own house.

Introduce your child to science with something they see everyday--their shadow!

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!

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.