5 reasons children need to play
Reading and writing isn't the only way kids learn. (So don't skip the playing!)
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Beach Ball Math
How you can help at home: Try this game to help your child with basic addition and subtraction facts.
Mad Money
How you can help at home: Here's a game that will help your child learn money basics.
Snowman race
Help kids brush up on basic math with a deck of cards and a paper snowman in this fast-paced game.
Math's a beach
Learn math by playing catch.
Putting the "fun" in "fungus"
Encourage your child to develop skills of observation with this moldy experiment.
Where in the World?
How you can help at home: Use a laminated map to help your child learn where current events are taking place and build social studies skills.
Create a comic book
How you can help at home: Your child will learn to create his own family comic book. This activity builds writing and computer skills.
Make a Paper Quilt
How you can help at home: This activity teaches math skills and creative problem solving.
Make a Movie
How you can help at home: In this activity your child has a chance to be a writer, director and actor.
