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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.

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.

Based on the popular "I Spy" game, this activity lets your kid practice important skills like number identification and place value.

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

This project determines whether Styrofoam, paper, or plastic cups are best for preventing ice from melting.

In this activity, have your second grader practice measuring by finding the height, weight, and length of their most treasured toy!

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

Learning to count change can be tough! Help your child become a master money-counter with this simple game.

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!

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!

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

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

Kids will build a turtle habitat in order to observe the climate preferences of this cold-blooded reptile.

Invite your second grader to help you measure and mix these fresh, cool concoctions!

Here's a place mat your second grader can create, based on the classic frontier tradition of patchwork quilting.

Check out this simple version of a pairs game that's played all over the world. It's a great way to practice estimating and predicting mathematical outcomes.

Try this fun and simple activity to help nurture your child's observation skills and nourish a growing love of science!

This fall, bake some festive caramel apple cupcakes with your second grader and help her build her math skills while you're at it!

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

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

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

Help your child sharpen time skills by creating a special day and charting each part in a detailed schedule.

Create equations in this strategic math card game. Your second or third grader can practice addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division in a new way!

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

Draw some educational value out of a summer stocked full of adventures!

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

Help your second grader to a better understanding of how to count and represent money with age old game of tic-tac-toe.

Play a game of "restaurant" to reinforce real-world applications of counting and using money.

Why doesn't the ocean freeze? Students answer this question by simulating the chemical composition and temperature of arctic waters in their own home.

Playing the Number Sentence Game with your child gives him the opportunity to practice ordering and comparing numbers using symbols.