Math Education Crafts

Working with patterns is fun for kids and helps develop problem-solving abilities necessary for mathematical thinking.

Materials

* Plain paper
* Ruler
* Pencil
* Colored markers or crayons

Use rubber bands to group the sticks by twos, fives, and tens. Practice counting by twos, fives, and tens.

Materials

* Paintbrushes
* Popsicle sticks
* Tempera or acrylic paints in assorted colors
* Colored construction paper
* Rubber bands

Along the left edge of the cardboard, below the title row, write one number in each row, beginning with 0 and ending with 10. This is an arts and craft project that will help your child learn how to count....great for preschoolers and Kindergarteners.

Materials

* Marker
* Ruler
* Heavy cardboard (at least 8 1/2-by-11 inches)
* Small objects like beads, buttons, paper clips, dry pasta, cereal, coins, toothpicks, and so on.
* Glue

Its back to school time, when your child will be learning new concepts or brushing up on ones that were introduced last year. Help your child review at home with this craft idea that reinforces a number of important math skills: number recognition, counting and matching. Its a cooperative activity that gets her involved in the learning process from the start - and the more you can make her part of the process, the more learning will stick!

Materials

* 22 small index cards
* Black marker
* Stickers or dot stickers