Use a deck of playing cards to practice place value and other math concepts with your upper elementary child!

Try this fun math card game and practice place value with your second grader! Decide which number is bigger in order to earn points!

Here's a super fun game to get in some place value practice with your child!

Your child will be cheering for 8s and 9s as she tries to create a larger number than her competitors. Whoever ends up with the largest number wins!

Help cement the concept of place value with this simple activity that involves creating a set of dials made from Styrofoam cups.

Ordinary drinking straws are fun for drinking juice and even for spitballs when you're not looking, but also fabulous for learning first grade math.

Here's an Easter themed math game to reinforce your child's logical reasoning and place value skills.

Here's a place mat your second grader can create, based on the classic frontier tradition of patchwork quilting.

Based on the popular "I Spy" game, this activity lets your kid practice important skills like number identification and place value.

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!

Simple and straightforward, this money math game helps kids practice counting, adding change, and working with decimals.

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

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

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

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

Marshmallows are made of sugar, water, and air pockets. Since the marshmallow is flexible, will air pressure cause it to expand when heated in a microwave?

Find sums of 10 in this fun first-grade math card game that helps kids build addition skills. Help your child use critical thinking skills to find the sums.

What keeps a an item cooler, polymer crystals or ice? Find out in this cool science experiment!

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

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

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

One of the most important parts of any Christmas tree is what's on top. This year, have your child make an angel that'll put the finishing touch on your tree!

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.

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 project determines whether Styrofoam, paper, or plastic cups are best for preventing ice from melting.

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

Science fair project idea which teaches you how to make butter by separating cream into butter and buttermilk.

For your budding first grade scientist, all you need is some simple, natural materials to create an amazing ant farm. Here's how to get started.

These delicious Easter Basket Cupcakes are a simple, creative holiday treat. These cupcakes sit in waffle bowls with festive coconut grass and jellybean eggs.

Add these fun chocolate Groundhog Day cupcakes to your holiday desert recipe repertoire! They're fun to make with your kids and a delicious winter snack.