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

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

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

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

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

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:

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.