Preschool - 1st Grade Activities : Page 7

Boost shape recognition with this matching game where your child will pair up sticks to create simple shapes.

Let your child experience the fun of collage art while jumping into a little bee science with this bee-utiful busy bee craft.

When your child is itching for a game, consider ditching Hide and Seek in favor of Shape and Seek. Here's how it works:

This beaded wind chime is fun to make and it gets kids experimenting with patterns, a key kindergarten math skill.

Grab some dice and play this take on tic-tac-toe. Itâs easy to set up and your child will have a blast.

In this fun guessing game, your child uses his sense of smell and taste to figure out what is in the container. Here's how to play:

Get a leg up on counting concepts with this project where art and math collide.

Use simple items to create a kindergarten "grow box" that lets a kid see just how salad plants send down their roots and grow underground.

Recycling may be a confusing concept for your little one, so take the time to teach them the magic of compost - right in your own backyard!

This science fair project idea determines which method of hand cleansing is the most effective.

Preschoolers can ply their creativity making recycled egg carton masks in this clever eco-friendly arts and crafts activity.

Honor our 16th president by having your kid assemble his famous stovepipe hat! This Abe Lincoln hat craft is the perfect way to celebrate Presidents Day.

This weather spinner will improve observation skills by encouraging children to examine and track weather details and patterns.

Help your kindergarten science maven explore the water cycle without getting everything wet.

This silly game is a fun way to introduce and reinforce sight words--by fishing for them!

Play this hidden number game with your preschooler that will give her a leg up in learning numbers.

Make a clever egg pop-up card for Easter that hides a special surprise: open the flaps, and out pops a fluffy baby chick!

Design a colorful leprechaun trap—and make some memories—with this fun St. Patrick's Day craft project!

Help your preschooler chart her good eating habits with this arts and crafts activity that has her making a healthy fruits and vegetables rainbow and graph!

With nothing more than a flat open space and some lively kids, you can reinforce key concepts of punctuation while having lots of healthy laughs.

Help your first grade reader understand verbs by doing them in this boisterous playground relay race.

Build a bird feeder science craft that brings birds to your yard, and a smile to the whole family's face.

This project commemorates the milestone of completing the first 100 days of school, while giving your child a manipulative to practice counting to 100.

The garden is the perfect place to practice math and science with preschoolers. Get digging (and counting, sorting, observing at the same time!)

Craft a patriotic placemat from red, white, and blue construction paper in this festive craft project!

It's always good to have a little help during the holiday. Show your child how to set a table setting and then help him create a placemat map.

Here's a math game for your preschooler or kindergartener that'll make number recognition as easy as a pizza pie!

Want to build some homemade instruments? These maracas make a racket, and they couldn't be easier to make...

Help your child see numbers three ways with this simple grab-and-go game, great for quick practice in the car.

Give your kindergartener a beautiful way to say "I love you" while giving end-of-year math and writing skills a workout!