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

Make a big green alligator with household items and help your kindergartener practices letters and sounds!

Introduce your child to science with something they see everyday--their shadow!

Gather the neighborhood children together and practice graphing with this backyard tournament!

Head out to the driveway, ball in hand, for a bouncing challenge. Then use those results to make a colorful graph that lets your child compare results.

Play a game of "restaurant" to reinforce real-world applications of counting and using money.

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.

Learn about coins and their value by making an animal piggy bank. Here's how to make a lion, pig, or sheep bank!

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

Why do plants wilt? Kids will learn to think critically about what environmental factors affect plants, and what plants need to survive.

Learn about borrowing in subtraction using a deck of cards and a die! Your first grader will have fun playing this math game.

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.

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.

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

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.

This spider hat activity challenges your child to learn about spiders and improve fine motor skills. Make a spider hat with your child on Halloween or any time.

Countries all around the world have been using the abacus for thousands of years to make math easier. Have your kid make his own abacus to practice arithmetic.

Check out this simple version of a pairs game that's played all over the world. It's a great way to practice estimating and predicting mathematical outcomes.

Learn how to make a paper snowflake with these simple instructions. Help your child learn how to make a paper snowflake with only paper and scissors.

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

Make a bear cave for your child to play and explore, learning about bears and winter hibernation.

Teach your child about jesters as she makes her very own jester hat.

Teach your young academic about counting and clocks with a tasty treat!

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.

Your child will love making this adorable clover clock that will help him learn how to tell time.

This fun game helps children learn to estimate the most basic unit of time--a minute--without a clock.

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.

In this insulation experiment, you'll learn which clothes keep you warm in the cold, and which make you shiver.

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

Plan ahead for summer, by constructing a holiday calendar with your child. A great way to teach kids about time!