Your child can count out six pumpkins or six crayons, but what is a six all by itself? ThatÃs a much harder concept to grasp.

Use reusable, recyclable materials--along with a dose of imagination--to build a castle with first grade geometrical forms.

Let your child lend a helping hand while decorating the Christmas tree this year! This festive activity doubles as a lesson focusing on the number five.

Make the abstract nature of time and money easier for your kid to understand with some fun ideas that focus on these concepts.

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

This first grade addition math game helps your child use critical thinking skills while practicing his computation.

Pumpkin carving party activities are great for a pre-Halloween party. Try pumpkin carving party activities, including jack-o'-lantern ideas and fall recipes.

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.

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.

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.

Help your first grade scientist learn about metamorphosis by observing the life cycle of some interesting creepy crawlies.

This first grade science activity is great for winter! Your child will grow and observe her own amaryllis bulb, keeping a journal of her scientific findings.

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

Blend science and math to explore a very important first grade social studies question: does our planet contain more land or more water?

Practice problem solving skills with your kindergarten or first grade student in this fun connect-the-dots game!

First grade math includes lots of work with two-digit numbers. Here's an activity to help kids practice recognizing and sequencing numbers from 1-30.

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!

Build this game, and give your kid some hands-on practice ordering numbers. Soon your first grade kid will be Master of the number line!

Forget store-bought dyes this Easter: color your Easter eggs with natural dyes made with ingredients from your own kitchen in this 1st grade activity.

Find sums of 10 in this fun first-grade math card game that helps kids build addition skills. Help your child use critical thinking skills to find the sums.

For your budding first grade scientist, all you need is some simple, natural materials to create an amazing ant farm. Here's how to get started.

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.

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.

Invite your first grader to play this subtraction sacks game to get her actively involved in understanding and memorizing subtraction facts.

Have some fun with your first or second grader, looking for creative ways that 100 cents can make $1.00!

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.

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

Master reading numbers aloud with your first grader in this math card game.

Here's a math game for your preschooler or kindergartener that'll make number recognition as easy as a pizza pie!

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!