Okay, engaging in a graphing activity may sound ho-hum, but if you use fun data, it changes the picture entirely.

Hone observational skills and introduce the basics of data interpretation with this data gathering activity all about the different colors people wear.

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

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

Math Facts Game: A mix of musical chairs and Twister meets math. Nipping multiplication problems in the bud was never this much fun!

Create addition problems using critical thinking skills in this fun second grade math card game.

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.

Most parents probably wouldn't mind subtracting 8-9 years off their age. Here's a fun third grade subtraction activity that may do just that.

Learn about the microclimate of your backyard by tracking rainfall, temperature, and observed weather with hand drawn charts and graphs.

Instead of drilling facts, grab sidewalk chalk and head outside for a rousing game of this Math Run game. Play the Math Run game with your child.

Want to boost math and science learning? Take a bug expedition and give your first grader practice observing and charting what they see.

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

Declare a "Pocket Day" in your house and help your child practice his addition skills as he counts how many pockets the family is wearing that day!

Head out to the driveway, ball in hand, for a bouncing challenge. Then use those results to make a colorful graph that lets your child compare results.

Delay your child's sugar overload, and develop his critical thinking skills, by doing some "sweet sorting" of his Halloween treasures!

What keeps a an item cooler, polymer crystals or ice? Find out in this cool science experiment!

Challenge your third-grader to sharpen her new math skills--and maybe do the planet a favor, too.

This project determines whether Styrofoam, paper, or plastic cups are best for preventing ice from melting.

First graders are learning basic addition and subtraction math facts. Practice in the sandbox with this fun outdoor math activity!

Learn how starch and carbohydrates interact with different solvents in this fun and easy packing peanut science fair project.

This activity will put those Halloween treats to good use by using candy corn to help your child with her subtraction skills.

What's your problem? I'll show you my math if you show me yours! Critical thinking and computation skills are the focus of this strategic math card game.

Play tic-tac-toe and help your kid memorize multiplication facts!

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!

This science fair project idea teaches how the gases and pollution in the air affect the earth's atmosphere temperature.

This project tests the hypothesis that dark colors absorb more heat than light colors.

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

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.

This activity is a great starting point for practicing mental math because it is quick, easy and involves only simple addition facts.

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