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

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

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.

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

Transform your kitchen table into a winter wonderland with a cookie and cocoa party that looks freshly dusted with snow.

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

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!

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

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

Thanksgiving placemats are a great craft for your kid, and a beautiful addition to the dinner table. Make Thanksgiving placemats with your kid for the holiday.

Enjoy this kid-friendly recipe for Irish soda bread, just in time for St. Patrick's Day!

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

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

Pfeffernusse are spicy and sweet Christmas cookies from Germany. Make a batch of traditional pfeffernusse this holiday season.

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

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

Try this fun addition game with your second grader! Arrange playing cards to find the largest possible sums.

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

Have your child construct his own Christmas tree from construction paper while cutting, overlapping and measuring to create an adorable modern design.

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

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

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

This activity is based on the popular card game, Slapjack. It's rip-roaring fun, and it reinforces the concepts of odd and even.

Grow a garden with an environmentally-friendly twist by using plant scraps that usually get thrown away.

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.

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

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.

Looking for a fun way for your child to practice the basics of addition, subtraction, and multiplication? Look no further than this fun card game!

Playing a tactile game with multiplication will help your child get a better grasp of basic math concepts and transform your kid into a master multiplier.