Does your second grader want to learn a magic trick? Here is a simple trick using only 3 dice and a little bit of addition and subtraction.

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.

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

Do plants breathe? Not exactly. They do respire though! This activity will help your child with see that plants are producing the oxygen we need to survive.

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!

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

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

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

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

This activity will put those Halloween treats to good use by using candy corn to help your child with her subtraction skills.

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

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

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

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

Recycle old materials to create a fun, brain-teasing maze toy that also strengthens your child's math reasoning skills.

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

Trying to find sums of groups of multiples is a great way to practice your addition. Be sure to double check your work. If you clear all of the cards, you win!

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

Try this fun math card game and practice place value with your second grader! Decide which number is bigger in order to earn points!

Learn about coins and their value by making an animal piggy bank. Here's how to make a lion, pig, or sheep bank!

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.

The objective of this science fair project is to examine the effects of temperature on salt and water solutions, as they form crystals over time.

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

Take paper football to the next level by creating a "field" with objects from around the house. A great indoor and rainy-day activity.