1st and 2nd Grade Math Activities : Page 6

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

The Math Monster will save your second grader from repetitive math flashcards. Guessing mystery math facts is a fun way for him to polish arithmetic skills!

Practice problem solving skills with your kindergarten or first grade student in this fun connect-the-dots game!

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

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

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

This first grade addition math game helps your child use critical thinking skills while practicing his computation.

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

Does your kid have a stash of sweets left over from Halloween? Turn that pile of candy into a learning opportunity with this sorting and categorizing activity.

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

This competitive inequalities card game is a great way to help your child understand the connection between numerals and the values they represent.

Here's a place mat your second grader can create, based on the classic frontier tradition of patchwork quilting.

What's my number? Go ahead and guess! This logic game focuses on number sense that suits all ability levels, as players' questions can be simple or complex.

This unique Santa is made only from circles. Your little one will have a fantastic time puzzling together Santa's face with this circle-centric activity.

In this activity, your child will create a red envelope that can be filled with money to spread good will and ward off evil spirits in the New Year.

Do plants breathe? Not exactly. They do respire though! This activity will help your child with see that plants are producing the oxygen we need to survive.

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!

Want to make sure you raise a money-savvy kid? Start him out right with this activity that hides valuable math skills within a fun grocery store game.

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!

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

This pumpkin dessert recipe tastes like pie but looks like a no-bake cookie.

Here is an activity that your kids can make for Mother's Day, a garden pot filled with edible "flowers".

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.

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.

Stringy orange ghoul guts are actually a healthy and gross-looking appetizer for your child's Halloween party.

How many steps long is the hallway? Kids put their graph-making skills to work as they make a step map of their own house.

If you're looking for a fun way to have your child gain practice pattern-making while working out fine motor skills, making Washi eggs is the perfect 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.

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.