Use a deck of playing cards to practice place value and other math concepts with your upper elementary child!

Okay, identifying place value isn't as fun as eating ice cream, but with a few index cards and a competitive spirit, it can be disguised a game!

Here's a super fun game to get in some place value practice with your child!

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.