Preschool - 1st Grade Math Activities

This activity is based on the popular card game, Slapjack. It's rip-roaring fun, and it reinforces the concepts of odd and even.

Prepare for some scary Halloween counting practice! This game encourages players to knock down cylinders and then add to determine their scores.

Any decent Halloween celebration isn't complete without a cat. Even though this cat has an arched back to look as if it's hissing, it's still cute!

Halloween is approaching, so why not create some ghost flash cards that will help your child learn their numbers the spooky way?

Help your child learn science and math skills like sorting, sequencing, and ordering while taking a nature walk and collecting and collaging leaves.

This Halloween, encourage your child to create a super sweet mosaic. They'll make a candy corn pumpkin and then decide if they want to eat it, or keep it!

Does your child love toy cars? Here’s a terrific way for them to play with their toy cars and practice number recognition skills at the same time.

Encourage your child to compare and contrast a wide variety of autumn-themed items by weighing various objects and recording their findings.

Learn how to make a paper snowflake with these simple instructions. Help your child learn how to make a paper snowflake with only paper and scissors.

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.

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

Your preschooler or kindergartener will count their way to Valentine's Day while designing an imaginative and artistic set of counting cards!

Take math off the page and into the real world. This simple game gives kindergarten kids hands-on practice with basic addition.

Building a rocket ship is a great way for kids to learn about measuring and construction. It'll fuel their creative side too!

Celebrate Chinese New Year by teaching your child how to use chopsticks! She'll build her math and fine motor skills as she does this activity.

This heart paper chain is the perfect way to celebrate Valentine's Day. Include some decorations in a simple AB pattern and work on pattern recognition.

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

Whether the snow is fluffy and soft or icy and hard, a snowman is sure to inspire a smile. No wonder this snowman is so happy—it's made using marshmallows!

In this hands-on craft project, kids will make an analog clock of their own, and then use it to learn how to tell time.

Here's Twist 'N Turn: let your preschooler or pre-kindergartener be outside and active while learning about shapes, colors, directions, and word recognition.

Use old coffee cans and socks to make a beanbag toss game for kids in preschool and kindergarten. This activity is great for math and coordination.

Make the abstract nature of time and money easier for your kid to understand with some fun ideas that focus on these concepts.

Encourage your kindergartener to investigate and chronicle the weather she observes during the coldest months of the year.

Boost your preschooler's math and verbal skills by having her participate in simple, fun activities that teach her how to sort, count, and categorize objects.

This activity spotlights everyone's favorite reindeer, Rudolph, and preserves your child's handprints in his "antlers".

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

Want to help your kid with math? Get out the grab bag! This game is a great way to practice the tricky business of associating numbers with sets of objects.

Why do plants wilt? Kids will learn to think critically about what environmental factors affect plants, and what plants need to survive.

Show your kindergartener how to count to 100 by tens, and he'll get an adorable cheerio necklace in the process!

There's nothing like a treasure hunt to get kids excited about math and sorting.