Elementary School Math Activities : Page 5

Give your second grader a chance to get his feet wet with measurement before he moves onto the more complicated stuff by trying this activity with him at home.

This science fair project idea teaches how the gases and pollution in the air affect the earth's atmosphere temperature.

Practice counting with this winter kindergarten art project! As your child sculpts a clay igloo, he will work on math and dexterity and learn about snow.

How does salinity affect the point at which water freezes? Kids will find out by performing this cool melting ice experiment.

In this insulation experiment, you'll learn which clothes keep you warm in the cold, and which make you shiver.

This countdown to Christmas craft is fun for kids who are excited for the holiday. Countdown to Christmas with this fun holiday activity.

This is a great game to help your child learn number concepts in multiplication and division.

These cute holly-shaped hair clips are a breeze to make for holiday celebrations. They make a great party activity, too!

Practice multiplication facts and geography at the same time in this fun third grade math card game.

Dinosaurs were huge creatures that left behind huge footprints that lasted for millions of years. In this science fair project, kids learn how dinosaur tracks were left behind!

Help your second grader to a better understanding of how to count and represent money with age old game of tic-tac-toe.

Your first grader will love telling time while playing this fun game of tag! Ask Captain Midnight for the time, but watch out when his watch says "midnight"!

Kids discover what a homogeneous mixture is by adding sugar to distilled water and identify the various factors affecting solubility.

Play this fun basketball game to help your third grader master their multiplication tables.

It's important to be able to add and subtract quickly and accurately, and this activity is the perfect way to practice.

Tangrams are a kindergarten staple, but now it's time to take them to the next level! Get your child started on geometry with this tangram puzzle.

Use playing cards to learn about temperature as well as positive and negative integers in this fourth grade math game.

Help your child "step up" to second grade math fact challenges with a fun addition and subtraction game in your very own kitchen.

Using just an egg carton and some beans or pennies, you can play this game with your first grader and see real gains in core math skills.

Build your child's vocabulary by exploring and discussing spatial relationships during everyday activities such as building, rearranging, and ordering.

Practice counting to100 independently with this American flag craft project! 

Show your kindergartener how to count to 100 by tens, and he'll get an adorable cheerio necklace in the process!

This measurement activity uses feet to compare objects, but not the ones found on rulers and measuring sticks...the feet on your child's own body!

Combine an introduction to shape and counting with a springtime art project by showing your kindergartener how to create a vibrant rainbow mosaic.

Your third grader will be amazed at the explosive combination of vinegar and baking soda in these chocolate volcano cupcakes with white chocolate "lava."

A food groups plate shows your child what category her foods belong in. Make a food groups plate with your child before dinnertime.

Race to double numbers in this competitive card game. Try one-digit or two-digit numbers, or more!

This activity will further your child's ability to interpret graphs and apply math skills in a real-world situation.

Check out this game that provides an enjoyable way of demonstrating how recorded results can be expressed in whole numbers, fractions, and decimals.

Celebrate Chinese New Year by teaching your child how to use chopsticks! She'll build her math and fine motor skills as she does this activity.