The next time you've got a restless second grade earth scientist on your hands, use this experiment to demonstrate crystals and make a tasty treat, too!

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

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

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

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

It's important to be able to add and subtract quickly and accurately, and this activity is the perfect way to practice.

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

If you love the idea of handing out holiday tins of homemade cookies but you're not a baker, chocolate-covered apples are the perfect solution.

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

Play this "subtraction war" card game with your second grader and watch his math facts mastery leap forward!

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!

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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