1st - 5th Grade Math Activities : Page 2

This measurement activity uses feet to compare objects, but not the ones found on rulers and measuring sticks...the feet on your child's own body!

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

The goal of this golf science fair science fair project is to determine whether the temperature of a golf ball affects its elasticity and its rebound.

Help your child improve his coin counting skills in these two math games that have him race to reach $1.00.

Have your child construct his own Christmas tree from construction paper while cutting, overlapping and measuring to create an adorable modern design.

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

Simplify fractions with your child in this fast-paced math card game.

This game is the perfect way to prepare your child for any shopping adventures you may embark upon, all while practicing important math concepts.

Does your fifth grader need a study buddy for geometry? Forget about a tutor. Help him make his own geometry dictionary!

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.

Here's a math activity that uses coin riddles to help your third-grader improve his coin-counting and logical thinking skills.

Liven up a lesson about graphing by helping your third grader compile a bar graph from his classmates' birthday data.

When you rub a balloon on your head, your hair stands up; but is that true for everyone? Does hair color affect static electricity?

Learn how to make a hygrometer to measure relative humidity in this project. Make a sling psychrometer hygrometer with gauze, thermometers, and a bottle.

Teach your fifth grader an important math concept with this quick and simple activity that shows them how to divide whole numbers by fractions.

This simple experiment serves as an introduction to the greenhouse effect.

This experiment uses a yeast solution, liquid detergent, and hydrogen peroxide to produce an exciting reaction like no other!

Chlorine and chloramine are added to our tap water to kill harmful microorganisms. What is the best way to filter these disinfectants in your drinking water?

Kids will learn how to make a thermometer to to explore liquid density in this great science fair project. Which liquids are affected by temperature the most?

This simple heat transfer experiment is a great introduction to the concepts of heat transfer and conduction.

Transform your kitchen table into a winter wonderland with a cookie and cocoa party that looks freshly dusted with snow.

This science fair project looks one of the most important factors affecting seed germination: water. A fun and easy plant biology experiment for 3rd graders.

With this fun craft activity, your child can design and "make" his own money, for use as currency and math practice at home.

Learn how starch and carbohydrates interact with different solvents in this fun and easy packing peanut science fair project.

Practice multiplication facts and geography at the same time in this fun third grade math card game.

In this science experiment, observe convection currents forming and learn about how heat energy moves in liquids from hot to cooler areas through convection.

Countries all around the world have been using the abacus for thousands of years to make math easier. Have your kid make his own abacus to practice arithmetic.

Practice of math facts is usually limited to drill sheets and flashcards. But kids are more likely to tune in to math facts if practice is presented as a game!

Toss playing cards into boxes while you practice addition and multiplication with decimals in this fun, fifth grade math game.

Practice conversions within the metric system in this fun math card game for third graders.