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.

Pumpkin carving party activities are great for a pre-Halloween party. Try pumpkin carving party activities, including jack-o'-lantern ideas and fall recipes.

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.

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

Have some fun with your first or second grader, looking for creative ways that 100 cents can make $1.00!

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!

Use this fun math board game to improve your first grader's confidence with addition facts.

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

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

Get estimating with this spooky activity that asks your young mathematician to rely on their problem-solving skills to figure out how many items they believe are in spooky Halloween jars!

Looking for a cool game to help your first grader learn her 11s? Look no further than this clever one-person card game.

Making candles from old candles is easy. Recycle old candle stubs to make a "new" candle, and teach your child about recycling at the same time!

Make subtraction practice more fun with this outdoor review game that's great for beginning math learners and more advanced!

Invite your first grader to play this subtraction sacks game to get her actively involved in understanding and memorizing subtraction facts.

Make math fun for your child by turning it into a game and challenging him to beat the calculator with this cool math race!

This hands-on activity practices skip counting, a key first grade math skill. But it's silly fun!

Help your curious kid cut through the clutter and collect the facts with a simple and fun science foldable.

Okay, identifying place value isn't as fun as eating ice cream, but with a few index cards and a competitive spirit, it can be disguised a game!

Here's a fun activity to help build thinking skills in young first grade scientists, and to encourage them to have a blast exploring the mass and volume.

Give your child some practice with even numbers, while creating a cute Christmas keepsake. Create this skip counting book.

The Math Monster will save your second grader from repetitive math flashcards. Guessing mystery math facts is a fun way for him to polish arithmetic skills!

This activity is based on the popular card game, Slapjack. It's rip-roaring fun, and it reinforces the concepts of odd and even.

Grow a garden with an environmentally-friendly twist by using plant scraps that usually get thrown away.

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

Learn about borrowing in subtraction using a deck of cards and a die! Your first grader will have fun playing this math game.

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.

Make practicing addition facts more fun and teach your child the helpful strategy of adding quickly to 10 in this fun and easy-to-make card game!

A hands-on guessing game that teaches kids to recognize different coins. First graders will learn their money and their math at the same time!

Help your preschooler chart her good eating habits with this arts and crafts activity that has her making a healthy fruits and vegetables rainbow and graph!

Support your first grader's counting and reading skills while laughing and running in this fun playground game.