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

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

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.

Here's an Easter themed math game to reinforce your child's logical reasoning and place value skills.

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

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

This simple heat transfer experiment is a great introduction to the concepts of heat transfer and conduction.

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

How do animals keep warm? In this experiment, find out whether fat insulation resists cold temperatures and learn how this works in the animal kingdom.

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

During the Passover Seder, many Jewish families pour a cup of red wine for Elijah. This year, help your child create his own welcoming glass for Elijah.

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.

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.

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

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.