Got the pre-writing blues? Try this simple five-finger technique to help your second grader develop a sequenced plan for her early compositions.

Play this daily money game with your 2nd grade child to help his math skills.

Teach your young academic about counting and clocks with a tasty treat!

This Labor Day, help your child explore various occupations by discussing the tools workers use on a daily basis at their jobs.

Tracing is a great technique for clearing your mind and relaxing. Help your child learn how to calm themselves down and clear their minds by tracing their hands.

In this cool science experiment, learn about magnetism and poles, and test magnet strength to find out if two magnets are twice as strong as one.

Help your child get to know the least-appreciated of the five senses, the sense of smell, with a smelling station.

Help Mother's Day feel special for weeks and months ahead, while giving your child some good writing practice, too.

Encourage your child to take ownership of a plant by creating a care plan and following it over the course of a couple of weeks.

Ask your kids to write these one-sentence "Holiday Wishes." Without realizing it, they'll be building third grade Language Arts skills.

Create addition problems using critical thinking skills in this fun second grade math card game.

Create a one-of-a-kind lunchbox with your second grader using recycled materials and some down home ingenuity!

Turn learning fractions into a pizza party in this fun second grade math game.

Make this spring break a memorable one by creating a "growth" flower with your child, also great for your second grader's writing practice!

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

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with this second grade shamrock tote bag craft.

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

Making Dad a comic book is a great gift for Father's Day, and one that helps them work on fine motor skills, storytelling and handwriting.

Create a dazzling window display with cut stars with this fun first grade holiday activity.

Practice measurement using centimeters in this fun math race designed for your second grade student!

Help your second grade scientist explore the timely topic of wind speed using a version of the classic Beaufort Scale.

Teach your little one to appreciate all the best things in life with a keepsake Thanksgiving plate.

If your 2nd grade child asks for time often, encourage him to read time on his own by talking about time throughout the day.

Here's a creative way to build second grade writing skills this Easter.

Work on simple addition and finding even numbers in this second-grade math card game.

Help your child "step up" to second grade math fact challenges with a fun addition and subtraction game in your very own kitchen.

Help your child's backpack stand out from the crowd by attaching trinkets or decorations that are as one of a kind as she is.

Your child can enjoy the summer sun as she creates her own one-of-a-kind mural!

Put your second grade scientist to work this Fourth of July with our colorful "liquid fireworks" project!

Make cupid's arrow with your little one this Valentine's Day. It's a quick and easy craft that's the perfect alternative to candy-giving.