1st - 5th Grade Math Activities : Page 5

Have your kid practice completing number patterns and then create her own patterns on the wings of a butterfly with this delightfully simple paper project.

How do animals keep warm? In this experiment, find out whether fat insulation resists cold temperatures and learn how this works in the animal kingdom.

Figuring out fractions can be a challenge! But with this game your child will become more comfortable converting fractions after only a little practice.

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

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

Teach your kid a fun mathematical magic trick! All you'll need is a deck of cards and basic addition, subtraction, and multiplication skills.

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

In this fun math activity, second graders will learn to estimate items in a jar! 

Here's an activity that will get your child's attention with a back-to-school shopping spree. He'll use decimal skills to add, subtract, multiply, and divide!

Trying to find sums of groups of multiples is a great way to practice your addition. Be sure to double check your work. If you clear all of the cards, you win!

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

This activity will help your child tackle those tricky fraction word problems by way of a hands-on method.

Make math fun and easy with this activity that challenges your child to use their addition and multiplication skills to win a race!

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.

Get ready to make a dollar...using playing cards! The first player to accumulate the amount of points equal to a dollar wins.

Here's an enjoyable at-home activity that gives your child step-by-step practice identifying the important parts of an article and organizing his ideas.

This St. Patrick's day, stretch your child's social studies and math skills with this fun, cooperative learning game.

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

Science fair project which simulates the global conveyor belts on a small scale, and observes the effects of wind, density and temperature on water movement.

Make counting coins make "cents" to your second grader while giving her the chance to practice her math skills by playing this fun game with her.

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!

Is horse manure a possible energy source in a crisis? Use calorimetry to find out how much energy horse manure can produce in this science fair project.

This fun geometry game requires players to use measurement, find perimeter, and draw polygons. It's great for a fourth grade math student!

Time is an abstract concept that's difficult to grasp. But waiting for the turkey to come out of the oven on Thanksgiving is a concretely yummy experience.

How does salinity affect the point at which water freezes? Kids will find out by performing this cool melting ice experiment.

Give your second grader a chance to get his feet wet with measurement before he moves onto the more complicated stuff by trying this activity with him at home.

This activity will further your child's ability to interpret graphs and apply math skills in a real-world situation.

Celebrate 100 fantastic days of school by creating a school-themed collage with 100 pieces in this unique arts and crafts activity.

Work on division with remainders in this fun fourth grade math board game.

This Mother's Day, mix in some fifth grade science learning to create this fabulous fudge!