Use this fun math board game to improve your first grader's confidence with addition facts.

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!

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

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.

Does your child love learning about dinosaurs? Does he like digging around in search of hidden treasures? In this fun activity he'll do both!

Pump up the learning level of your kindergartener's summer break by playing patriotic bingo when July 4th rolls around.

Invite your kindergartener to explore the bright new world of measurement by starting out with nonstandard (and tasty!) units, such as gummy bears or worms.

The Christmas Addition Tree is a great way to get kids actively involved in math practice through art projects over the holiday break.

Big bags hold a lot of candy, but they're hard to tote around. Have your kid construct a candy corn candy holder perfect for carrying a few lightweight treats.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

In this hands-on craft project, kids will make an analog clock of their own, and then use it to learn how to tell time.

Here's how you and your child can work together to craft your own story problems from scratch.

Combine art, history and food with this unique project! Your child will make her own butters, and learn a little about Colonial history at the same time

Here's a fun math-oriented arts and crafts activity for your preschool or kindergarten child: create a gumdrop topiary and practice counting along the way.

Make an edible bracelet from Froot Loops and a shoelace! This Block Institute art activity will engage your special needs or mainstream child at snacktime.

Make a brag sash with your child to celebrate an amazing school year filled with accomplishments.

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

Help your kindergartener review shapes - and build early reading skills - with this creative book project.

Show your kindergartener how to count to 100 by tens, and he'll get an adorable cheerio necklace in the process!

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.

Challenge your kindergartener to finding out if a coin toss is really fair by conducting this coin toss experiment.

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.

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