Checkerboard play challenges students to use spatial reasoning and computational thinking.

How does dishwashing liquid work? Kids discover the chemical mechanism behind cleansing power in this easy science fair project idea.

Make all-natural dye from vegetables to create gorgeous homemade play-silks!

Play this "subtraction war" card game with your second grader and watch his math facts mastery leap forward!

Make your own play dough at home with a fruity scent using this easy activity!

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

Kids get in lots of letter learning as they play this fun twist on regular tag, which engages their minds as well as their bodies.

Play hopscotch with numbers, but also with letters, to get kids ready for reading.

What’s the best part of fall? Pumpkins! Use this easy recipe to help your child make some delicious smelling pumpkin play dough. They can use their math skills to measure and mix and then have hours of fun playing!

Want to help your child learn more about his community while boosting creativity? Set up a post office play station right in your very own home!

When critters protect themselves by taking on the patterns of nature, it's called "camouflage." Play this camouflage matching game with your child!

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!

This play-activity causes young children to focus on and become more aware of their sense of hearing and the power of their ears.

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 game that lets you create your own silly monster drawing and helps your child practice her counting skills!

In this fun guessing game, your child uses his sense of smell and taste to figure out what is in the container. Here's how to play:

While building his own croquet set, your kindergartener will use both his math an fine motor skills and as he plays he'll improve his hand-eye coordination.

Play loteria, a Mexican board game! Help your child make this fun and festive game to help her build her vocabulary and have a blast while she's at it.

Help your first grade child figure out contractions and their original two words by playing this simple game, Contraction Concentration!

Play a sing-a-long Bingo game with your kindergartener's favorite songs to help her build her concentration and memory skills while she has fun!

You've probably played the game "I Spy." It's perfect for long car rides. But with a little tweaking, the game can also help kids practice syllables.

This hunting game is just as fun outdoors as it is inside. And while they'll never suspect they're learning, it helps kids develop listening skills, too!

Playing doctor is not only fun, it's also a way to teach kids about the parts of the body and how they are spelled.

The objectives of this classic game are to toss a marker onto each square, to hop onto the single squares, and to skip the square where the marker landed.

Help your preschooler combine a lesson about numbers with a silly, snowy game of hopscotch.

Playing the Number Sentence Game with your child gives him the opportunity to practice ordering and comparing numbers using symbols.

Improve your child's hand-eye coordination with this outdoor group ball game that's similar to Four Square.

Celebrate Read Across America Day with your kindergartener by playing an alphabet balloon volley game inspired by "The Cat in the Hat Comes Back" by Dr. Seuss.

How do people move pianos and heavy furniture into tall buildings? Show your kids some pulley potential with this simple household exercise!

Before hitting the road this summer, arm yourself with Straight Face, a game guaranteed to turn bored frowns into happy grins and giggles.