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

Give your smart second grader a rich challenge with this activity that combines graphing practice with money!

This fun game helps children learn to estimate the most basic unit of time--a minute--without a clock.

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.

Declare a "Pocket Day" in your house and help your child practice his addition skills as he counts how many pockets the family is wearing that day!

In this science fair project, we'll use a liquid crystal thermometer to find out whether exercising makes a difference in people's temperature.

This pumpkin dessert recipe tastes like pie but looks like a no-bake cookie.

Run, jump, and skip your way to physical fitness as your exercise with dice! It's a perfect party or family game.

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

Help your child get comfortable with the concept of estimation, which will come in handy during everything from standardized tests to future shopping trips!

Make practicing addition facts more fun and teach your child the helpful strategy of adding quickly to 10 in this fun and easy-to-make card game!

Here's a fun math and science activity: help your child explore four different kinds of measurement, using their hand and a few simple household tools.

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.

Take the spookiness out of spiders with this web-making activity! Your child will practice talking about and creating shapes in this Halloween craft, and learn about spiders along the way.

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.

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

Practice subtraction with your second grader in this fun dice game. Math concepts have never been more fun!

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

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

Tangrams are a kindergarten staple, but now it's time to take them to the next level! Get your child started on geometry with this tangram puzzle.

Prepare for some scary Halloween counting practice! This game encourages players to knock down cylinders and then add to determine their scores.

What's my number? Go ahead and guess! This logic game focuses on number sense that suits all ability levels, as players' questions can be simple or complex.

It's important to be able to add and subtract quickly and accurately, and this activity is the perfect way to practice.

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?

Creating number patterns with pencil and paper can be dull, but creating hopscotch pattern can bring exciting math learning!

Make subtraction practice more fun with this outdoor review game that's great for beginning math learners and more advanced!

If you're looking for a fun way to have your child gain practice pattern-making while working out fine motor skills, making Washi eggs is the perfect activity.

Add simple fractions in this fun math card game for second graders. This game is very similar to Blackjack, or 21, but it's entirely kid friendly!

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!

If you love the idea of handing out holiday tins of homemade cookies but you're not a baker, chocolate-covered apples are the perfect solution.