Activity

Penny toss

 Get in some target practice - and math practice to boot - with this fun penny tossing game.
Mathematics Go to Penny toss Page
Activity

Back-to-school kissing hand sugar cookies

 Bake a batch of back-to-school cookies based on the theme of The Kissing Hand.
Personal & Social Skills Go to Back-to-school kissing hand sugar cookies Page
Tip

Now you're cooking

 Kitchen activities are full of secret ingredients, like mathematics, language arts, reading, science and social studies.
Reading & Writing Go to Now you're cooking Page
Article

Second grade skills checklist

 Success in second grade requires a child to be a much more independent learner than she was in first grade. Is your child ready for second grade?
Reading & Writing Go to Second grade skills checklist Page
Article

At home with math

 What the way you live is telling your child about math.
Mathematics Go to At home with math Page
Activity

Bats in a cave

 Build that all-important number sense with our disappearing object game.
Mathematics Go to Bats in a cave Page
Activity

Pumpkin play

 3 fun ways to turn a jack-o-lantern into a learning tool.
Mathematics Go to Pumpkin play Page
Activity

Apple pie play dough

 Create your own pie shop while enjoying this fall-themed educational activity.
Mathematics Go to Apple pie play dough Page
Activity

The human adding machine

 Math made fun with a robot voice.
Mathematics Go to The human adding machine Page
Printable

Time for holiday fun

 Schedule some holiday fun with this time-telling printable activity.
Mathematics Go to Time for holiday fun Page
Printable

Buttons on a gingerbread man

 Here’s a fun seasonal game to help young mathematicians to understand addition as putting numbers together and subtraction as taking numbers apart.
Mathematics Go to Buttons on a gingerbread man Page
Article

Block brain drain over the holidays

 Teacher tips to keep kids learning over holiday break.
Reading & Writing Go to Block brain drain over the holidays Page