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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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!

Tangrams are a kindergarten staple, but now it's time to take them to the next level! Get your child started on geometry with this tangram puzzle.

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

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

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

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

This heart paper chain is the perfect way to celebrate Valentine's Day. Include some decorations in a simple AB pattern and work on pattern recognition.

Celebrate the 100th day of school by creating a geometric, math-inspired mural in the style of Henri Matisse in this creative kindergarten grade art activity.

Practice math and social studies skills with this fun game based on the Battle of Lexington and Concord.

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

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.

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

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 fun at-home activity that will help your child strengthen math skills using high and low temperature data, and become a master temperature tracker!

This game is a great way to help your child remember the names of shapes. Give it a go and before you know it, your kid will have all her shapes down pat.

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

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

Try this fun and interactive collage activity with your preschooler to teach her the "building blocks" of math and architecture.

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

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!

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