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.

Try this fun garden graphing project with your kindergartener this summer to give him a leg up in math and science while spending some valuable time outdoors!

Play this game to help froggie hop home...and teach the number line to your kindergartener while you're at it!

This simple heat transfer experiment is a great introduction to the concepts of heat transfer and conduction.

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

This measurement activity uses feet to compare objects, but not the ones found on rulers and measuring sticks...the feet on your child's own body!

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

Your first grader will love telling time while playing this fun game of tag! Ask Captain Midnight for the time, but watch out when his watch says "midnight"!

Put your kid in charge of her own survey! She'll poll her relatives and friends, collect information, and then create a colorful chart to display her findings.

Make practicing addition facts more fun and teach your child some helpful strategies with this spin off of the traditional "Go Fish" game.

In this simple and social activity, children use size comparison skills to find objects in nature that are bigger, smaller, longer, and shorter.

This experiment works due to a simple principle: plants need light. Build a shoebox maze and watch the plant work though the obstacle course, searching for sun.

Here's a math, science, and social studies activity: help your kindergartener become a "coin archaeologist" by examining how different coins look and feel.

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

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.