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

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.

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.

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!

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.

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

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.

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?

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

Grow a garden with an environmentally-friendly twist by using plant scraps that usually get thrown away.

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

Give your second grader a chance to get his feet wet with measurement before he moves onto the more complicated stuff by trying this activity with him at home.

Try this fun math card game and practice place value with your second grader! Decide which number is bigger in order to earn points!

Here's an Easter themed math game to reinforce your child's logical reasoning and place value skills.

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