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Graph are a great way to organize information. Your child will get to practice graphing by creating a bar graph and a pictorial graph of her friend's names.

Do this fun activity that uses stickers to help your kindergartener with counting, basic addition, and one-to-one correspondence.

Counting with one-to-one correspondence is an important kindergarten math skill. This simple activity turns it into a play-anywhere game.

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.

Help your child apply his math skills the next time you cook a family meal similar to one you'd buy at a restaurant.

Put together a pine forest to help you count down the days until Christmas with your little one.

Try this recipe with your child and explore Ethiopia through one of its dietary staples: injera, or flat bread!

Race to double numbers in this competitive card game. Try one-digit or two-digit numbers, or more!

Got a shoelace? Got a kindergartener? Help your child learn to use the number line by creating one out of a lace.

For most second graders, a good secret code is just about irresistible. Here's one that builds math facts while you're at it!

Create a counting book, in order from 1-30, to help your child figure out a variety of ways of recognizing and representing numbers.

Looking for a cool game to help your first grader learn her 11s? Look no further than this clever one-person card game.

This unique Santa is made only from circles. Your little one will have a fantastic time puzzling together Santa's face with this circle-centric activity.

First grade math includes lots of work with two-digit numbers. Here's an activity to help kids practice recognizing and sequencing numbers from 1-30.

Create some cards and a factor board and get ready to practice multiplication. This game will help your kid get one step closer to memorizing times tables!

This science fair project looks one of the most important factors affecting seed germination: water. A fun and easy plant biology experiment for 3rd graders.

Help your kindergartener practice counting from one to ten with this fun outdoor activity. Make a "My Backyard Counting Book" to review counting to ten.

One of the most important parts of any Christmas tree is what's on top. This year, have your child make an angel that'll put the finishing touch on your tree!

Practice counting to100 independently with this American flag craft project! 

This St. Patrick's day, stretch your third grader's social studies and math skills with this fun, cooperative learning game.

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

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

Learn about the microclimate of your backyard by tracking rainfall, temperature, and observed weather with hand drawn charts and graphs.

This first grade science activity is great for winter! Your child will grow and observe her own amaryllis bulb, keeping a journal of her scientific findings.

Help your preschooler chart her good eating habits with this arts and crafts activity that has her making a healthy fruits and vegetables rainbow and graph!

Grow a garden with an environmentally-friendly twist by using plant scraps that usually get thrown away.

Make this paper chain calendar and give your child a visual reminder of the passing of time.

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

Draw some educational value out of a summer stocked full of adventures!

A food groups plate shows your child what category her foods belong in. Make a food groups plate with your child before dinnertime.