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Practice of math facts is usually limited to drill sheets and flashcards. But kids are more likely to tune in to math facts if practice is presented as a game!

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.

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

Check out this game that provides an enjoyable way of demonstrating how recorded results can be expressed in whole numbers, fractions, and decimals.

Here's a hands-on activity you can do with your fourth-grader to practice measurement and directly apply the concept of area.

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

You don't need to spend big bucks to buy a pre-boxed version of a matching game at the store. You can make your own easily. Here's how:

Practice counting with this winter kindergarten art project! As your child sculpts a clay igloo, he will work on math and dexterity and learn about snow.

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.

Grow a garden with an environmentally-friendly twist by using plant scraps that usually get thrown away.

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.

Help your kindergartener practice counting from one to ten with this fun outdoor activity. Make a "My Backyard Counting Book" to review counting to ten.

Topped with roasted pumpkin, prosciutto, herbs, and feta, these pita pizzas are a healthy, seasonal alternative to your classic pie.

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

With this fun activity, you can help your preschooler make an cute shopping notepad to keep and use or give away as a gift. Here's how:

Whether it's a bag lunch, goody bag, or used to decorate a table, this cute little fox bag is sure to make your kid smile.

This St. Patrick's day, stretch your third grader's social studies and math skills with this fun, cooperative learning game.

Try this fun and simple activity to help nurture your child's observation skills and nourish a growing love of science!

This activity will further your child's ability to interpret graphs and apply math skills in a real-world situation.

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

Dinosaurs were huge creatures that left behind huge footprints that lasted for millions of years. In this science fair project, kids learn how dinosaur tracks were left behind!

Sorting objects by size, color, shape, or function is an important concept in kindergarten math, and it's the perfect excuse for a little housekeeping!

Support your first grader's counting and reading skills while laughing and running in this fun playground game.

Here's a math, science, and social studies activity: help your kindergartener become a "coin archaeologist" by examining how different coins look and feel.

In this science fair experiment, high school students fit the growth pattern of bacteria to a mathematical model and predict future colony expansion.

Does your fifth grader need a study buddy for geometry? Forget about a tutor. Help him make his own geometry dictionary!

Try this recipe with your child and explore Ethiopia through one of its dietary staples: injera, or flat bread!

Here's a math activity that uses coin riddles to help your third-grader improve his coin-counting and logical thinking skills.

Use reusable, recyclable materials--along with a dose of imagination--to build a castle with first grade geometrical forms.

This project concerns activity happening millions of miles away, on the sun.