1st and 2nd Grade Math Activities : Page 6

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.

Engage your children with this fun fall activity that integrates math and science. First, your child will excavate to find leaves. Next, they'll examine them to determine the colors. Then, your child will graph their findings.

This heart paper chain is the perfect way to celebrate Valentine's Day. Include some decorations in a simple AB pattern and work on pattern recognition.

Think you need a special dehydrator to make your own fruit leather? You can actually make a delicious version of this popular kid's snack in your own oven.

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

Lunch is always better when you share it with a wise companion This wide-eyed owl craft is a great way for your growing learner to practice cutting shapes.

This pumpkin dessert recipe tastes like pie but looks like a no-bake cookie.

In kindergarten, your child spent lots of time counting things one by one. But in first grade, he'll need to be able to count in groups, especially by fives.

It’s the season for falling leaves, fall colors, and corn! Use this easy activity to help your child make some amazing paintings. They can use their math skills to design patterns for cards, paper, presents and more!

Thousands of witches that come out to celebrate Halloween. Now, your child can make her very own self-standing witch.

Declare a "Pocket Day" in your house and help your child practice his addition skills as he counts how many pockets the family is wearing that day!

Does your child love learning about dinosaurs? Does he like digging around in search of hidden treasures? In this fun activity he'll do both!

First grade math includes lots of work with two-digit numbers. Here's an activity to help kids practice recognizing and sequencing numbers from 1-30.

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

Help your fourth grade scientist practice measurement, and make a scrumptious, healthy summer cheesecake in the process!

What's my number? Go ahead and guess! This logic game focuses on number sense that suits all ability levels, as players' questions can be simple or complex.

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

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!

In this hands-on craft project, kids will make an analog clock of their own, and then use it to learn how to tell time.

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

Learn how to make a paper snowflake with these simple instructions. Help your child learn how to make a paper snowflake with only paper and scissors.

Try this card game to build math fact skills, like addition and subtraction, and have a great time, too!

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.

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.

Help your kindergarten science maven explore the water cycle without getting everything wet.

Try this experiment to give your curious kid a more "solid" understanding of how temperature affects the states of matter.

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.

Thanksgiving placemats are a great craft for your kid, and a beautiful addition to the dinner table. Make Thanksgiving placemats with your kid for the holiday.

For most second graders, a good secret code is just about irresistible. Here's one that builds math facts while you're at it!

Make practicing addition facts more fun and teach your child some helpful strategies with this spin off of the traditional "Go Fish" game.