Preschool - 1st Grade Math Activities

This activity is based on the popular card game, Slapjack. It's rip-roaring fun, and it reinforces the concepts of odd and even.

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

Prepare for some scary Halloween counting practice! This game encourages players to knock down cylinders and then add to determine their scores.

Shamrock Stamps are a great way to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. Simple and symmetrical, this symbol of Irish culture is the perfect shape for prints.

Any decent Halloween celebration isn't complete without a cat. Even though this cat has an arched back to look as if it's hissing, it's still cute!

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.

Encourage your child to compare and contrast a wide variety of autumn-themed items by weighing various objects and recording their findings.

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

Help your child learn science and math skills like sorting, sequencing, and ordering while taking a nature walk and collecting and collaging leaves.

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

This Halloween, encourage your child to create a super sweet mosaic. They'll make a candy corn pumpkin and then decide if they want to eat it, or keep it!

Celebrate 100 fantastic days of school by creating a school-themed collage with 100 pieces in this unique arts and crafts activity.

Celebrate Chinese New Year by teaching your child how to use chopsticks! She'll build her math and fine motor skills as she does this activity.

Building a rocket ship is a great way for kids to learn about measuring and construction. It'll fuel their creative side too!

Halloween is approaching, so why not create some ghost flash cards that will help your child learn their numbers the spooky way?

Check out this interactive number line. It's a great way to strengthen your preschoolers understanding of basic numbers and the numerals that represent them.

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.

Use old coffee cans and socks to make a beanbag toss game for kids in preschool and kindergarten. This activity is great for math and coordination.

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.

Run, jump, and skip your way to physical fitness as your exercise with dice! It's a perfect party or family game.

Learn how starch and carbohydrates interact with different solvents in this fun and easy packing peanut science fair project.

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.

Help your little builder move up in the world with this recycled cardboard castle that's just the right size for a young king and his loyal stuffed subjects.

This activity spotlights everyone's favorite reindeer, Rudolph, and preserves your child's handprints in his "antlers".

Thanksgiving placemats are a great craft for your kid, and a beautiful addition to the dinner table. Make Thanksgiving placemats with your kid for the holiday.

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

Play Number Dash with your preschooler and help him learn to identify numbers, write numbers and learn about organized play.

Here's Twist 'N Turn: let your preschooler or pre-kindergartener be outside and active while learning about shapes, colors, directions, and word recognition.

Practice counting to100 independently with this American flag craft project! 

Try this new twist to the traditional memory game to help your learner match number symbols to the correct quantity while sharpening their memory skills!