Kindergarten and 1st Grade Math Activities : Page 3

Here is an activity that your kids can make for Mother's Day, a garden pot filled with edible "flowers".

Encourage your child to compare and contrast a wide variety of autumn-themed items by weighing various objects and recording their findings.

Want to boost math and science learning? Take a bug expedition and give your first grader practice observing and charting what they see.

In this science fair project, kids measure how weather conditions affect how fast a puddle evaporates.

Here are some ideas for marshmallow math games you can play with your child to help teach him important concepts like estimation, area, and measurement.

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.

Use empty soda bottles to create a fun bowling set that helps your first grader practice addition skills!

Learning to identify and categorize different geometric shapes is a big goal for early learners. And your neighborhood is the perfect place to start!

A hands-on guessing game that teaches kids to recognize different coins. First graders will learn their money and their math at the same time!

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.

Play this fun math numbers game with your kindergartener! Practice following instructions as you roll the dice and count.

Create a counting book, in order from 1-30, to help your child figure out a variety of ways of recognizing and representing numbers.

Celebrate Chinese New Year by teaching your child how to use chopsticks! She'll build her math and fine motor skills as she does this activity.

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

Here's a fun activity to help build thinking skills in young first grade scientists, and to encourage them to have a blast exploring the mass and volume.

Help your child see numbers three ways with this simple grab-and-go game, great for quick practice in the car.

Grab some dice and play this take on tic-tac-toe. Itâs easy to set up and your child will have a blast.

Whether the snow is fluffy and soft or icy and hard, a snowman is sure to inspire a smile. No wonder this snowman is so happy—it's made using marshmallows!

Work on simple addition and finding even numbers in this first grade math card game.

Build your child's vocabulary by exploring and discussing spatial relationships during everyday activities such as building, rearranging, and ordering.

Your child will need to combine his sporty hand-eye coordination skills with his math skills to become the bullseye king.

Make caterpillars out of papier-mache and let the kids explore their inner creepy crawler.

Take math off the page and into the real world. This simple game gives kindergarten kids hands-on practice with basic addition.

Support your first grader's counting and reading skills while laughing and running in this fun playground game.

This activity is a fun way to "go fishing" with your preschooler, while learning about the concepts of freezing and melting.

Shake those dice and try to roll big numbers in this first grade math game. Practice addition in a new, fun way!

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!

Counting with one-to-one correspondence is an important kindergarten math skill. This simple activity turns it into a play-anywhere game.

Have a lot of loose buttons lying around the house? Here are four ways to turn those loose buttons into an easy and positive learning experience. Button up!

Help your kindergartener learn to manage a telephone with this homemade keyboard that also helps kids practice letters and numbers.