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

Kindergarten algebra is a lot different than high school. In kindergarten math, algebra means grouping like things, or noticing what doesn't belong in a set.

Your child can count out six pumpkins or six crayons, but what is a six all by itself? ThatÃs a much harder concept to grasp.

Dig up some dinos while promoting curiosity and sensory skills in this hands-on activity that will have your child searching for prehistoric treasure!

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

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

This hands-on activity that involves arranging pieces of yarn will teach your pre-K child the concept of ordering items by length in an interesting way.

Build your child's vocabulary by exploring and discussing spatial relationships during everyday activities such as building, rearranging, and ordering.

Introduce colors to shadow play with this creative and irresistible science activity!

Put your kid in charge of her own survey! She'll poll her relatives and friends, collect information, and then create a colorful chart to display her findings.

Need help encouraging your preschool child to organize her toys? Start with this activity, and turn sorting and categorizing into a fun game.

Help your kids fall in love with nature by making a simple clay bird bath. Set it up in your yard and watch the animals venture in for a sip of water.

Try this fun garden graphing project with your kindergartener this summer to give him a leg up in math and science while spending some valuable time outdoors!

Put your junk mail to good use! Armed with a stack ads and a few simple art supplies, your preschooler can make a cool poster for his room.

Want to add a little craftiness to preschool math? Break out the glue gun and create a button board!

Your preschooler wonât need a passport to go on this nature safari! All you need are paper, crayons and a nature trail or your back yard.

Combine an introduction to shape and counting with a springtime art project by showing your kindergartener how to create a vibrant rainbow mosaic.

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!

Put numbers and letters together -- key kindergarten math and reading skills -- while creating a marvelous game piece for outdoor play!

Make a mixed up animal collage and help your preschooler build her visual arts and math skills along the way.

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.

This very physical game gets math off the page and into the real world-- and it works on number sense and estimation, key skills for kindergarten readiness.

Lots of everyday objects can be fun, whether it's buttons, beans, or Lego blocks. Here's an activity that uses coins to build problem-solving strategies.

Here's an activity to inspire your preschooler to learn to recognize numbers and count than by using fun and funky rubber stamps to make her own flashcards!

Get your preschooler ready for kindergarten by helping them learn numbers 1-10 with homemade snowflake counting cards in this arts and crafts activity.

Learning to identify and categorize different geometric shapes is a big goal for early learners. And your neighborhood is the perfect place to start!

Does the idea of taking your child to an art museum sound daunting? Create your own museum and give your child some practice with shapes!

Here's a preschool color collage activity to help your child work on their sorting skills, and create a beautiful addition to the refrigerator gallery.

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

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