Preschool - 1st Grade Measurement Activities

Shamrock Stamps are a great way to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. Simple and symmetrical, this symbol of Irish culture is the perfect shape for prints.

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

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

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.

Learn how starch and carbohydrates interact with different solvents in this fun and easy packing peanut science fair project.

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

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

This experiment works due to a simple principle: plants need light. Build a shoebox maze and watch the plant work though the obstacle course, searching for sun.

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.

From Canada's flag, to the Toronto Maple Leafs, to classic maple syrup cookies, the maple tree is very much a part of Canadian heritage.

This do-it-anywhere guessing game helps reinforce number concepts. And it's a blast to play.

Challenge your preschooler to a game of shape match-up--an entertaining way to boost her observational ability.

Preschoolers are fascinated by how colors can be mixed to form new ones. This activity combines color mixing with the concept of melting for extra science fun.

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.

This cookie dough handles like molding clay, but also makes delicious cookies. Use this activity to strengthen your child's alphabet skills.

Thousands of witches that come out to celebrate Halloween. Now, your child can make her very own self-standing witch.

These handmade Christmas treat cups are perfect for house parties, school celebrations, and holiday bake sales.

Help your curious kid cut through the clutter and collect the facts with a simple and fun science foldable.

In this activity, you child will learn about how heat changes food. On the next sunny day, head outdoors to make a treat in an outside oven! Here's how:

A food groups plate shows your child what category her foods belong in. Make a food groups plate with your child before dinnertime.

The objective of this science fair project is to examine the effects of temperature on salt and water solutions, as they form crystals over time.

Forget the measuring stick! This fun math activity uses a body part, your child's hand, as a ruler.

Try a 100th Day of School Scavenger Hunt with your preschooler, and send her on the search for objects of different colors!

Making candles from old candles is easy. Recycle old candle stubs to make a "new" candle, and teach your child about recycling at the same time!

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.

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

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!

These cute holly-shaped hair clips are a breeze to make for holiday celebrations. They make a great party activity, too!

For your budding first grade scientist, all you need is some simple, natural materials to create an amazing ant farm. Here's how to get started.

Help your first grade scientist learn about metamorphosis by observing the life cycle of some interesting creepy crawlies.