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

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!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Your child can brush up on her math skills by charting the length of time that each candle on the menorah takes to burn.

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.

Engage your children with this fun fall activity that integrates math and science. First, your child will excavate to find leaves. Next, they'll examine them to determine the colors. Then, your child will graph their findings.

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