Disguise a lesson focused on shape recognition as a Santa collage, and your pre-kindergartener won't even realize she's learning!

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

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

Help your kindergartener practice his shape recognition and develop his fine motor skills by making a scarecrow at home.

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

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

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.

This is a fun and inexpensive project and it's a great way for your child to build basic geometry skills, like shape recognition and pattern/angle familiarity.

Sponges are easy to handle and fun to play with, and your child will love putting these simple, three-piece puzzles together.

Find the area in this fun math card game. You'll help your child start thinking in terms of units as you create shapes out of playing cards.

Make fractions easy for your child to understand by incorporating their discussion and practice into meals and cooking that you two participate in together.

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

Big bags hold a lot of candy, but they're hard to tote around. Have your kid construct a candy corn candy holder perfect for carrying a few lightweight treats.

Have your child observe, measure and record the amount of space objects occupy, and you'll have an inside space explorer on your hands in no time!

Thanksgiving placemats are a great craft for your kid, and a beautiful addition to the dinner table. Make Thanksgiving placemats with your kid for the holiday.

Here's a place mat your second grader can create, based on the classic frontier tradition of patchwork quilting.

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

This fun geometry game requires players to use measurement, find perimeter, and draw polygons. It's great for a fourth grade math student!

Learn to recognize symmetry by playing this game! The more you play, the better you'll get at recognizing this special characteristic many playing cards have.

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

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: