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Does your fifth grader need a study buddy for geometry? Forget about a tutor. Help him make his own geometry dictionary!

You've heard the expression "burn rubber" but do you know how heat affects rubber? Examine the impact of temperature on rubber in this fun science experiment.

Have your student draft a blueprint for a haunted house, and trick (or treat) them into learning about geometry in the process.

Help your child "step up" to second grade math fact challenges with a fun addition and subtraction game in your very own kitchen.

In this activity, your child will get a review of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division using classic domino pieces.

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

Here's an interactive, fast-paced game that will make your fifth grader feel more comfortable with simple equations.

For most second graders, a good secret code is just about irresistible. Here's one that builds math facts while you're at it!

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

Tangrams are a kindergarten staple, but now it's time to take them to the next level! Get your child started on geometry with this tangram puzzle.

One of the most important parts of any Christmas tree is what's on top. This year, have your child make an angel that'll put the finishing touch on your tree!

Your child will "catch" snowballs with each correct math equation she can answer correctly. If she solves a problem correctly, she gets to keep the snowballs.

Find out whether cast iron or regular teflon pans heat up faster and also retain their heat longer.

Competitors go head-to-head only this time it's a race to figure out the lowest common multiple of two numbers; an important step to working with fractions!

Cornucopia still life painting is a great activity for your young artist to look at light and shadow, textures and composition in creating art at Thanksgiving!

Have your child construct his own Christmas tree from construction paper while cutting, overlapping and measuring to create an adorable modern design.

Make fractions easy for your child to understand by incorporating their discussion and practice into meals and cooking that you two participate in together.

For a fun activity that takes the dull out of decimals, show you child how to gain a better understanding of decimals...as dollar amounts!

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!

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.

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

In this matching activity, your kid will match the clock faces representing analog time with the numeric readings representing digital time.

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.

In kindergarten, your child spent lots of time counting things one by one. But in first grade, he'll need to be able to count in groups, especially by fives.

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

This fun shape game is like Twister...with a twist!

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.

Time is an abstract concept that's difficult to grasp. But waiting for the turkey to come out of the oven on Thanksgiving is a concretely yummy experience.

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

Marshmallows are made of sugar, water, and air pockets. Since the marshmallow is flexible, will air pressure cause it to expand when heated in a microwave?