First graders spend lots of time learning double digit numbers. Here's a "green" way to build skills and have some old time family fun, too.

Using just an egg carton and some beans or pennies, you can play this game with your first grader and see real gains in core math skills.

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.

Get estimating with this spooky activity that asks your young mathematician to rely on their problem-solving skills to figure out how many items they believe are in spooky Halloween jars!

Blend science and math to explore a very important first grade social studies question: does our planet contain more land or more water?

A food groups plate shows your child what category her foods belong in. Make a food groups plate with your child before dinnertime.

Play a game of "restaurant" to reinforce real-world applications of counting and using money.

This first grade science activity is great for winter! Your child will grow and observe her own amaryllis bulb, keeping a journal of her scientific findings.

Make math fun for your child by turning it into a game and challenging him to beat the calculator with this cool math race!

This game provides your child with the opportunity to create, write, and read numbers.

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.

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!

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

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.

Creating number patterns with pencil and paper can be dull, but creating hopscotch pattern can bring exciting math learning!

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

Encourage your kindergartener to investigate and chronicle the weather she observes during the coldest months of the year.

Introduce your child to science with something they see everyday--their shadow!

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.

Help your preschooler chart her good eating habits with this arts and crafts activity that has her making a healthy fruits and vegetables rainbow and graph!

Here's a hands-on activity that first grade use to help kids get a feel for equations. It uses popsicle sticks to practice addition and subtraction!

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.

Celebrate Easter, or just about any day, with a candy necklace. Grab your favorite candies, a string of yarn and get ready to make a yummy, colorful treat!

Gather the neighborhood children together and practice graphing with this backyard tournament!

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

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.

Practice your addition and subtraction in this card game. Disclose is a math activity any first or second grader will love!

Create equations in this strategic math card game. Your second or third grader can practice addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division in a new way!

Add simple fractions in this fun math card game for second graders. This game is very similar to Blackjack, or 21, but it's entirely kid friendly!