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Here's a fun math and science activity: help your child explore four different kinds of measurement, using their hand and a few simple household tools.

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

Here's a simple math activity that has your child using her basic addition facts to solve a secret code.

Learn about borrowing in subtraction using a deck of cards and a die! Your first grader will have fun playing this math game.

Using just an egg carton and some beans or pennies, you can play this game with your first grader and see real gains in core math skills.

Get your child math and science savvy with this fun outdoor classification game. Using chalk, your child will classify what she sees in the natural world.

Help your curious kid cut through the clutter and collect the facts with a simple and fun science foldable.

Play this fun game with your kindergarten or first grader. It's a great way to practice important math skills, including counting and addition.

In this activity, your child will create a red envelope that can be filled with money to spread good will and ward off evil spirits in the New Year.

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

Get your child excited about measuring with this fun and easy household measurements activity.

How many steps long is the hallway? Kids put their graph-making skills to work as they make a step map of their own house.

Weave a unique ribbon pattern! This fun arts and crafts activity is a great way to make colorful projects and learn basic math and art skills.

Take the spookiness out of spiders with this web-making activity! Your child will practice talking about and creating shapes in this Halloween craft, and learn about spiders along the way.

Learn how to make a paper snowflake with these simple instructions. Help your child learn how to make a paper snowflake with only paper and scissors.

Looking for a cool game to help your first grader learn her 11s? Look no further than this clever one-person card game.

Here's a hands-on activity that first grade use to help kids get a feel for equations. It uses popsicle sticks to practice addition and subtraction!

Want a fun way to teach your kid to tell time? Making a plate clock is a great way for him to learn how to tell time in a way he'll actually find exciting.

Ordinary drinking straws are fun for drinking juice and even for spitballs when you're not looking, but also fabulous for learning first grade math.

Draw some educational value out of a summer stocked full of adventures!

This Christmas plate features your child's favorite holiday things through drawings. Make a Christmas plate with your child this holiday season.

Compare and order numbers and introduce mathematical inequalities in this fun math card game.

Head out to the driveway, ball in hand, for a bouncing challenge. Then use those results to make a colorful graph that lets your child compare results.

First graders spend lots of time learning double digit numbers. Here's a "green" way to build skills and have some old time family fun, too.

Run, jump, and skip your way to physical fitness as your exercise with dice! It's a perfect party or family game.

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

Get a leg up on counting concepts with this project where art and math collide.

Gather the neighborhood children together and practice graphing with this backyard tournament!

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