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.

Regale your kindergartener with the beloved story of Rudolph, and then segue into a Christmas craft project in which he makes his own reindeer creation!

This engaging, fun, pattern resist painting is inspired by your little one's love of shapes.

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

Play with shapes, like triangles and circles, to help your child review the different kinds and create a new picture!

In this simple and social activity, children use size comparison skills to find objects in nature that are bigger, smaller, longer, and shorter.

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 fun shape game is like Twister...with a twist!

Help your preschooler practice counting, matching, and learning colors with this fun game!

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

Bring the classic game of "Red Rover" up to date with color and shape recognition skills for your child.

This copying game is like a hopped up version of Simon Says, but it lets kids use their bodies to practice patterning, a key skill in early math.

Create clear sound shakers so your preschooler can observe and compare the different sounds that objects make!

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!

Your child will practice her counting and number recognition as she matches printed numbers to the same number of repetitions of a simple design.

Have fun with the kids by "shaping up" your standard chocolate chip cookie recipe, and teach kids about sorting and shapes while you're at it.

Help your preschooler create ice cube bead necklaces to cool off while practicing gross motor skills and sequencing, and discussing states of matter.

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

This imaginative art activity will help your child to better understand symmetry and explore color and shape.

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

Using a fruit cereal and yarn, help your preschooler create crunchy, edible patterns.

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!

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

Help your little builder move up in the world with this recycled cardboard castle that's just the right size for a young king and his loyal stuffed subjects.

Pump up the learning level of your kindergartener's summer break by playing patriotic bingo when July 4th rolls around.

Here's a Halloween, math activity: have your preschooler or pre-kindergartener carve shapes into a Jack-O-Lantern face and boost her shape recognition skills.

Help your kindergartener review shapes - and build early reading skills - with this creative book project.

Help your preschooler or preschooler with shape recognition, math, and matching by creating your own personal shapes cards, good for home or car.

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