1st and 2nd Grade Math Activities : Page 5

Inspired by the children's book, Charlotte's Web by E.B. White, this card brings the spunky spider Charlotte to life!

Finding the greatest number is great math practice! This strategic card game will help reinforce the concept of number value as well as addition facts.

Does your second grader want to learn a magic trick? Here is a simple trick using only 3 dice and a little bit of addition and subtraction.

Try this fun addition game with your second grader! Arrange playing cards to find the largest possible sums.

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

Make this easy recipe for Halloween, featuring white chocolate and pretzels, for a crispy, creepy treat!

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

Head out to the driveway, ball in hand, for a bouncing challenge. Then use those results to make a colorful graph that lets your child compare results.

Combine art, history and food with this unique project! Your child will make her own butters, and learn a little about Colonial history at the same time

Take paper football to the next level by creating a "field" with objects from around the house. A great indoor and rainy-day activity.

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.

Gather the neighborhood children together and practice graphing with this backyard tournament!

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

Get your child excited about measuring with this fun and easy household measurements activity.

Make a fun refrigerator graph with your first grader in order to help her develop those crucial graphing skills, while engaging with the whole family.

Get your child math and science savvy with this fun outdoor classification game. Using chalk, your child will classify what she sees in the natural world.

Help your child sharpen time skills by creating a special day and charting each part in a detailed schedule.

Try this fun and simple activity to help nurture your child's observation skills and nourish a growing love of science!

Here's a simple math activity that has your child using her basic addition facts to solve a secret code.

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

Enjoy this kid-friendly recipe for Irish soda bread, just in time for St. Patrick's Day!

Challenge your 1st grader to skip count with this sequence game. Help him find missing numbers by figuring out the pattern and building on math skills!

In this activity, your child will create a red envelope that can be filled with money to spread good will and ward off evil spirits in the New Year.

Your first grader will love this addition challenge! Roll dice and keep a running total as you try to achieve the highest score.

Kids will build a turtle habitat in order to observe the climate preferences of this cold-blooded reptile.

Recycle old materials to create a fun, brain-teasing maze toy that also strengthens your child's math reasoning skills.

Play this fun game with your kindergarten or first grader. It's a great way to practice important math skills, including counting and addition.

Want a fun way to teach your kid to tell time? Making a plate clock is a great way for him to learn how to tell time in a way he'll actually find exciting.

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

Here's a thought-provoking activity to make new vocabulary words "stick" in the mind of your young learner.