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

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 be a word detective as he builds excellent reading and comprehension skills on his search for clues to decipher meanings of unfamiliar words.

Help your child score points with a personalized message of her own. All it takes is a set of handmade letter tiles to create some word wall art.

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!

What better way to raise awareness about the environment than with an eco-friendly Earth-themed party? Get your party started with this step-by-step guide.

Step into the fantastic world of colors with a project that explores what shade you -- and your friends -- like best.

If your child enjoys drawing, here's a fun way to learn about compound words that uses art as a visual aid.

Your child can use watercolors to paint butterflise and to practice the "wet into wet" technique, an important step in art.

This variation of Duck, Duck, Goose is played in pairs, which means a lot more activity for participants!

Help your second grader understand compound words by doing this fast, goofy three legged race.

Re-use old plastic food containers to create these uniquely beautiful stepping stones to embed in your backyard!

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

Milk is made of water and fat; but how can you separate the two? Find out in this color changing milk experiment.

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

Is it solid or liquid? Create oobleck and witness the amazingly weird oscillation between the two!

In this experiment, your child will create two compost bins and see if he can determine what attracts fruit flies.

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

Inspire a love for the written word by creating an illustrated nature poetry book with your kids.

Looking for something to do with all those plastic 2-liter bottles that seem to accumulate endlessly? Turn them into a unique mini birdbath.

This classic children's game-connecting two cups with a string-demonstrates sound's ability to travel through air vs through a solid.

Your child can make a sweet and savory spinach strawberry salad; two ingredients that come together for a light and fresh summer dish!

Here are two streamlined breakfast ideas so that mom not only gets a delicious breakfast for Mother's Day, but a clean kitchen too!

Make fractions easy for your child to understand by incorporating their discussion and practice into meals and cooking that you two participate in together.

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.

In this activity, your child will write stories about two different people. The stories will include similarities and differences in the ways each person lives in their communities.

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

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

Hop to this froggy Valentine's Day craft! Your little one will love making this unique Valentine's Day card, a heart-shaped paper frog.

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.