Patterns Activities

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

Candy cane ornaments bring some cheer to your Christmas tree. Make a batch of candy cane ornaments with your child to practice patterning and fine motor skills.

Bring out your child’s creative side with this fun Halloween-themed craft.

Here are 3 inexpensive ways for kids to make their own beads, from scratch.

Creating number patterns with pencil and paper can be dull, but creating hopscotch pattern can bring exciting math learning!

Trying to find sums of groups of multiples is a great way to practice your addition. Be sure to double check your work. If you clear all of the cards, you win!

Celebrate Easter, or just about any day, with a candy necklace. Grab your favorite candies, a string of yarn and get ready to make a yummy, colorful treat!

Check out this simple version of a pairs game that's played all over the world. It's a great way to practice estimating and predicting mathematical outcomes.

Make a lei and bring a touch of the tropical lifestyle into your home!

This crafty activity will help your child develop an understanding of important math concepts like patterning and spatial awareness.

These sparkling earrings look fancy but they're super simple to make using inexpensive craft items.

This project commemorates the milestone of completing the first 100 days of school, while giving your child a manipulative to practice counting to 100.

Want to turn snack time into fun-time? Help him turn ordinary rice cakes into creatures that are silly, creepy, or just plain cute!

This hands-on activity practices skip counting, a key first grade math skill. But it's silly fun!

Challenge your 1st grader to skip count with this sequence game. Help him find missing numbers by figuring out the pattern and building on math skills!

With this activity, you child will get an opportunity to apply skills they're learning in second grade math, and maybe learn something new about Dad.

Learners will boost their visual recognition skills and become more familiar with different colors as they pair up craft sticks with the same patterns.

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.

Does your kid have a stash of sweets left over from Halloween? Turn that pile of candy into a learning opportunity with this sorting and categorizing activity.

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

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

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

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.

This activity is a great way to practice sorting, counting, matching, and other early math skills--- on the fly.

In kindergarten, your child spent lots of time counting things one by one. But in first grade, he'll need to be able to count in groups, especially by fives.

It’s the season for falling leaves, fall colors, and corn! Use this easy activity to help your child make some amazing paintings. They can use their math skills to design patterns for cards, paper, presents and more!

This activity is based on the popular card game, Slapjack. It's rip-roaring fun, and it reinforces the concepts of odd and even.

Give your child some practice with even numbers, while creating a cute Christmas keepsake. Create this skip counting book.

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.