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

For a fun activity that takes the dull out of decimals, show you child how to gain a better understanding of decimals...as dollar amounts!

Put together a pine forest to help you count down the days until Christmas with your little one.

Trying to find sums of groups of multiples is a great way to practice your addition. Be sure to double check your work. If you clear all of the cards, you win!

This caterpillar math game gets your child to work on addition and subtraction. Challenge your child's math prowess with this fast-paced caterpillar math game.

Invite your kindergartener to explore the bright new world of measurement by starting out with nonstandard (and tasty!) units, such as gummy bears or worms.

Compare and order numbers and introduce mathematical inequalities in this fun math card game.

In this matching activity, your kid will match the clock faces representing analog time with the numeric readings representing digital time.

Countries all around the world have been using the abacus for thousands of years to make math easier. Have your kid make his own abacus to practice arithmetic.

In kindergarten, your child spent lots of time counting things one by one. But in first grade, he'll need to be able to count in groups, especially by fives.

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

Celebrate the 100th day of school by creating a geometric, math-inspired mural in the style of Henri Matisse in this creative kindergarten grade art activity.

This fun shape game is like Twister...with a twist!

Engage your third-grader in this version of the classic game and she will get lots of practice using mental math to solve addition and subtraction problems.

Using nothing fancier than old milk cartons and popsicle sticks, create a village full of fun learning for your kindergarten math student.

Time is an abstract concept that's difficult to grasp. But waiting for the turkey to come out of the oven on Thanksgiving is a concretely yummy experience.

In this science fair project, kids measure how weather conditions affect how fast a puddle evaporates.

Marshmallows are made of sugar, water, and air pockets. Since the marshmallow is flexible, will air pressure cause it to expand when heated in a microwave?

Help cement the concept of place value with this simple activity that involves creating a set of dials made from Styrofoam cups.

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

Whether it's a bag lunch, goody bag, or used to decorate a table, this cute little fox bag is sure to make your kid smile.

This simple experiment serves as an introduction to the greenhouse effect.

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

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.

Try this fun garden graphing project with your kindergartener this summer to give him a leg up in math and science while spending some valuable time outdoors!

Help your child learn science and math skills like sorting, sequencing, and ordering while taking a nature walk and collecting and collaging leaves.

Plan ahead for summer, by constructing a holiday calendar with your child. A great way to teach kids about time!

Ordinary drinking straws are fun for drinking juice and even for spitballs when you're not looking, but also fabulous for learning first grade math.

Try this fun math card game and practice place value with your second grader! Decide which number is bigger in order to earn points!