This fall, bake some festive caramel apple cupcakes with your second grader and help her build her math skills while you're at it!

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!

Use this great no-bake recipe to save energy and keep cool.

Build this game, and give your kid some hands-on practice ordering numbers. Soon your first grade kid will be Master of the number line!

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

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

Have your kid practice completing number patterns and then create her own patterns on the wings of a butterfly with this delightfully simple paper project.

Here's a hands-on way to help your child understand how common fractions can be equivalent.

Practice of math facts is usually limited to drill sheets and flashcards. But kids are more likely to tune in to math facts if practice is presented as a game!

Have some fun with your first or second grader, looking for creative ways that 100 cents can make $1.00!

This experiment uses a yeast solution, liquid detergent, and hydrogen peroxide to produce an exciting reaction like no other!

Play multiplication war, a fun card game, with your child and before long those annoying multiplication facts will be part of her mathematical skill set.

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!

Your third grader will be amazed at the explosive combination of vinegar and baking soda in these chocolate volcano cupcakes with white chocolate "lava."

Graph are a great way to organize information. Your child will get to practice graphing by creating a bar graph and a pictorial graph of her friend's names.

Invite your second grader to help you measure and mix these fresh, cool concoctions!

These delicious Easter Basket Cupcakes are a simple, creative holiday treat. These cupcakes sit in waffle bowls with festive coconut grass and jellybean eggs.

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

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.

The crust is fun for kids to mix and roll out, and the filling overflows with vitamin and anti-oxidant packed berries!

Your child can turn cookie dough into a big pile of colorful painted fall leaves ready for eating!

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

Pumpkin carving party activities are great for a pre-Halloween party. Try pumpkin carving party activities, including jack-o'-lantern ideas and fall recipes.

Topped with roasted pumpkin, prosciutto, herbs, and feta, these pita pizzas are a healthy, seasonal alternative to your classic pie.

Science fair project that examines how temperature affects density and how density in turn affects the behavior of helium gas.

This Mother's Day, mix in some fifth grade science learning to create this fabulous fudge!

Help your child sharpen time skills by creating a special day and charting each part in a detailed schedule.

For your budding first grade scientist, all you need is some simple, natural materials to create an amazing ant farm. Here's how to get started.

Science fair project idea which teaches you how to make butter by separating cream into butter and buttermilk.

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