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.

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

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.

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

With this fun craft activity, your child can design and "make" his own money, for use as currency and math practice at home.

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

Calling all power-shoppers! This game is a fun way for kids to learn life skills, and flex their math muscles at the same time.

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.

Make practicing addition facts more fun and teach your child the helpful strategy of adding quickly to 10 in this fun and easy-to-make card game!

Teach your kid a fun mathematical magic trick! All you'll need is a deck of cards and basic addition, subtraction, and multiplication skills.

Add simple fractions in this fun math card game for second graders. This game is very similar to Blackjack, or 21, but it's entirely kid friendly!

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

Nothing chases the blues away like a trip to the boardwalk. Bring the fun home with this do-it-yourself version that sneaks in some math practice.

Learning to identify prime numbers can be tricky. But this fun card game can make memorizing some basic prime numbers a breeze.

Kids will learn how to make a thermometer to to explore liquid density in this great science fair project. Which liquids are affected by temperature the most?

Add these fun chocolate Groundhog Day cupcakes to your holiday desert recipe repertoire! They're fun to make with your kids and a delicious winter snack.

Give your smart second grader a rich challenge with this activity that combines graphing practice with money!

Expand on your childâs time-telling skills by helping him learn how an analog clock and a digital clock correspond.

Work on measurement by sliding cards along a table with your second grader in this fun game. Use centimeters or inches, add up your totals, and see who's won!

Sharing can be a challenge, and division doubly so! Practice halving numbers in this competitive card game.

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!

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

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

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

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!

Transform your kitchen table into a winter wonderland with a cookie and cocoa party that looks freshly dusted with snow.

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.

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

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!