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

Take the spookiness out of spiders with this web-making activity! Your child will practice talking about and creating shapes in this Halloween craft, and learn about spiders along the way.

Use Henri Matisse as inspiration for your preschooler or kindergartener to create a unique and funky paper shapes collage in this arts and crafts activity.

Tangrams are a kindergarten staple, but now it's time to take them to the next level! Get your child started on geometry with this tangram puzzle.

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

Take paper football to the next level by creating a "field" with objects from around the house. A great indoor and rainy-day activity.

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.

The next time you've got a restless second grade earth scientist on your hands, use this experiment to demonstrate crystals and make a tasty treat, too!

Engage your children with this fun fall activity that integrates math and science. First, your child will excavate to find leaves. Next, they'll examine them to determine the colors. Then, your child will graph their findings.

Do a little kitchen chemistry as you make your own bubble solution and bubble-wand shapes!

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!

Lunch is always better when you share it with a wise companion This wide-eyed owl craft is a great way for your growing learner to practice cutting shapes.

Using nothing fancier than old milk cartons and popsicle sticks, create a village full of fun learning for your kindergarten math student.

Practice counting with this winter kindergarten art project! As your child sculpts a clay igloo, he will work on math and dexterity and learn about snow.

In this activity, your child will develop her sensory awareness and build important math skills while having fun outdoors.

How many steps long is the hallway? Kids put their graph-making skills to work as they make a step map of their own house.

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

Regale your kindergartener with the beloved story of Rudolph, and then segue into a Christmas craft project in which he makes his own reindeer creation!

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!

Combine an introduction to shape and counting with a springtime art project by showing your kindergartener how to create a vibrant rainbow mosaic.

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

Here's a simple math activity that has your child using her basic addition facts to solve a secret code.

Cornucopia still life painting is a great activity for your young artist to look at light and shadow, textures and composition in creating art at Thanksgiving!

Help your child practice symmetry with this fun activity that will leave your child with a sweet symmetrical treat!

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

This is a fun and inexpensive project and it's a great way for your child to build basic geometry skills, like shape recognition and pattern/angle familiarity.

Based on the popular "I Spy" game, this activity lets your kid practice important skills like number identification and place value.

Help your kindergartener practice his shape recognition and develop his fine motor skills by making a scarecrow at home.

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.

Make counting coins make "cents" to your second grader while giving her the chance to practice her math skills by playing this fun game with her.