Preschool - 2nd Grade Holidays Common Core Activities

Children will learn why and how to compost as they help with the process of filling their compost, turning it, and observing the changes that occur.

Children will learn all about cause and effect as they experiment with potion-making in this Halloween themed activity.

This game is the perfect way to prepare your child for any shopping adventures you may embark upon, all while practicing important math concepts.

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!

Bring out your child’s creative side with this fun Halloween-themed craft.

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 child create an autumn poem full of colorful sensory details.

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!

Nothing says fall like pumpkin soup, but it's also really good for you, with high amounts of fiber, iron, zinc and free radical busting antioxidants.

Here's a pumpkin nut bread recipe that makes for a wonderful project on a crisp autumn afternoon.

These Thanksgiving place cards are a fun turkey-twist on traditional place markers. Make a set of these Thanksgiving place cards with your child this November.

This Thanksgiving cornucopia activity will give you a nice homemade table decoration and will give your child a festive reason to read, write, and be thankful.

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

This fun and easy project is the perfect way to help your first grader remember who's who, practice her handwriting, and help decorate for Thanksgiving.

Get creative with this engaging activity where kids are asked to create their own pumpkin person and tap into their creative writing skills! Include all family members by having them create their very own pumpkin people.

Counting syllables can be tough. Help your kid get some practice on Valentine's Day with this simple game.

Get estimating with this spooky activity that asks your young mathematician to rely on their problem-solving skills to figure out how many items they believe are in spooky Halloween jars!

This 'handy' Thanksgiving wreath gets your child to focus on things he's grateful for all year. Create a Thanksgiving wreath with your child this November.

Catch the dance mash fever with this catchy and foot-tapping activity that's all about movement and Halloween fun!

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

The alphabet is a big learning milestone for most kids. Help your child learn alphabetical order by making a food list in this fun Thanksgiving activity.

Learning to count can be pretty tough. Have your child play this game with you or a friend and watch her quickly become a master counter.