1st and 2nd Grade Math Activities : Page 2

How do animals keep warm? In this experiment, find out whether fat insulation resists cold temperatures and learn how this works in the animal kingdom.

Playing a tactile game with multiplication will help your child get a better grasp of basic math concepts and transform your kid into a master multiplier.

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

This Christmas plate features your child's favorite holiday things through drawings. Make a Christmas plate with your child this holiday season.

This unique Santa is made only from circles. Your little one will have a fantastic time puzzling together Santa's face with this circle-centric activity.

This experiment works due to a simple principle: plants need light. Build a shoebox maze and watch the plant work though the obstacle course, searching for sun.

The objective of this science fair project is to examine the effects of temperature on salt and water solutions, as they form crystals over time.

In this fun math activity, second graders will learn to estimate items in a jar! 

Play a game of "restaurant" to reinforce real-world applications of counting and using money.

Create equations in this strategic math card game. Your second or third grader can practice addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division in a new way!

Learn about coins and their value by making an animal piggy bank. Here's how to make a lion, pig, or sheep bank!

Encourage your kindergartener to investigate and chronicle the weather she observes during the coldest months of the year.

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

Turn learning fractions into a pizza party in this fun second grade math game.

Your child will "catch" snowballs with each correct math equation she can answer correctly. If she solves a problem correctly, she gets to keep the snowballs.

In this science fair project, kids measure how weather conditions affect how fast a puddle evaporates.

Celebrate Easter, or just about any day, with a candy necklace. Grab your favorite candies, a string of yarn and get ready to make a yummy, colorful treat!

Here's a fun math and science activity: help your child explore four different kinds of measurement, using their hand and a few simple household tools.

Your child will love making this adorable clover clock that will help him learn how to tell time.

Introduce your child to science with something they see everyday--their shadow!

Run, jump, and skip your way to physical fitness as your exercise with dice! It's a perfect party or family game.

Add simple fractions in this fun math card game for second graders. This game is very similar to Blackjack, or 21, but it's entirely kid friendly!

Help your child get comfortable with the concept of estimation, which will come in handy during everything from standardized tests to future shopping trips!

This fun shape game is like Twister...with a twist!

This game provides your child with the opportunity to create, write, and read numbers.

Help your first grader, second grader, or third grader boost his addition skills and math vocabulary with this fun summer game Ice Cream Addition!

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

Use empty soda bottles to create a fun bowling set that helps your first grader practice addition skills!

Here's a hands-on activity that first grade use to help kids get a feel for equations. It uses popsicle sticks to practice addition and subtraction!

Forget store-bought dyes this Easter: color your Easter eggs with natural dyes made with ingredients from your own kitchen in this 1st grade activity.