You don't need to spend big bucks to buy a pre-boxed version of a matching game at the store. You can make your own easily. Here's how:

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.

This game is a great way to help your child remember the names of shapes. Give it a go and before you know it, your kid will have all her shapes down pat.

This activity with add some fun and education to long car trips. Perfect for family vacations!

The Kindergarten Personal Record Book makes measurement fun & active! Kids record their vital statistics from head to toe using unusual tools like paper clips.

Weave a unique ribbon pattern! This fun arts and crafts activity is a great way to make colorful projects and learn basic math and art skills.

Making metric conversions is a difficult concept to master. Get in some extra practice by playing this Tic-Tac-Toe game with your learner.

Why does honey crystallize? This science fair project project answers this question and identifies the variable that makes this sweet solute crystallize faster.

Kids will learn how to measure the viscosity of liquids by making their own homemade viscometer in this great science fair project idea.

Learn about calorimetry, make a bomb calorimeter, and experiment with combusting different nuts to see which one produces the most energy!

Liven up a lesson about graphing by helping your third grader compile a bar graph from his classmates' birthday data.

How does frost form? How fast does it form? Do this simple science project using a plastic glass, rock salt and some water to learn about deposition.

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

Kids make strong bubbles to investigate the effect different additives have on bubble life in this cool science fair project idea.

Do you think heat can affect a plant's growth rate?

Check out this cool science fair project idea to explore the risk of mechanical deterioration of artifacts placed in a storage box due to mold outbreaks.

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

Use an Elihu Thomson apparatus, also known as a ring launcher, to learn about electromagnetism concepts and the properties of various metals.

The goal of this golf science fair science fair project is to determine whether the temperature of a golf ball affects its elasticity and its rebound.

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

Test products which claim to reduce wrinkles, and determine which is the most effective. Test effectiveness over three weeks, using a sample of volunteers.

In this fun math activity, second graders will learn to estimate items in a jar! 

Encourage your child to compare and contrast a wide variety of autumn-themed items by weighing various objects and recording their findings.

Explore this fun science fair project idea to investigate different microclimates in and around your home and their effects on the plant and animal life.

This hands-on activity that involves arranging pieces of yarn will teach your pre-K child the concept of ordering items by length in an interesting way.

The purpose of this science project is to determine which chemical best lowers the temperature of water in a cold pack and if the amount affects its use.

Introduce colors to shadow play with this creative and irresistible science activity!

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

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

Determine which environment keeps an ice cube frozen for the longest duration. Inspect and record your observations when cubes melt.