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

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

Practice measurement using centimeters in this fun math race designed for your second grade student!

Get your child excited about measuring with this fun and easy household measurements activity.

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

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

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

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.

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.

Work on measurement by sliding cards along a table with your second grader in this fun game. Use centimeters or inches, add up your totals, and see who's won!

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

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

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.

Thousands of witches that come out to celebrate Halloween. Now, your child can make her very own self-standing witch.

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

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

This recipes is so easy your child gets to be master chef for this kitchen activity. He'll bake peanut butter banana oatmeal cookies that happen to be vegan!

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

Get back into school with this exciting architecture exploration! In this craft activity your child will research, draw, and build his own school.

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?

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

Inspired by the children's book, Charlotte's Web by E.B. White, this card brings the spunky spider Charlotte to life!

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

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

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

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!

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

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

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.