Learning Activities

Here are some interesting words that your preschool child has probably heard, but may not understand.

Parents can help teach their children the rules of Roman numerals with this activity.

This science activity uses a lemon, a paper clip, and some copper wire to demonstrate a battery's function.

Have your toddler fill cups with the right number of pompoms, based on the number of dots painted on the side of each cup.

Toddlers can have fun filling up baskets with just about anything in the pretend grocery store.

Demonstrate a scientific principle for your child. This activity shows that water doesn't like mixing with wax.

Here's a great activity that will give your child lots of practice with writing, and help her keep track of the books and authors she likes.

This science activity demonstrates how chemicals change when they're combined.

Keep your child occupied by asking her to sort a bowl of mixed pasta shapes.

Decorate the inside of a box with mirrors and your toddler's pictures, and then ask her whom she sees.

Use toothpicks with a raisin on each end to play a letter construction game with your preschool child.

Teach your child how to measure precipitation after every storm, with this homemade rain gauge.

Try these activities with your child. They will make the calendar more meaningful to him.

Teach your toddler to recognize which object is larger. Here are some tips.

This activity demonstrates how plants drink water through their stalks.

Help your child overcome his fear of doctors by setting up a hospital for his stuffed animals.

In this activity, children draw a subject card and a predicate card, and then illustrate the results.

Try this list of brainstorming activities to help develop creative thinking skills in your child.