Homophones are those tricky little words that tend to confound early learners. Help your second grader ace the challenge with this outdoor game.

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

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

Recycle a baby jar to make this beautiful votive with your second grader! This arts and crafts project is a fun, colorful activity and makes a great gift.

It's important to be able to add and subtract quickly and accurately, and this activity is the perfect way to practice.

This project explores whether plants can live and grow when "watered" with juice, soda, or milk.

Here is a hands-on activity to help third graders understand the four points of a compass...and how we use them to get around.

Give your second-grader insight into the Huichol culture of Mexico with this arts and craft activity by creating an ojo de Dios (eye of God), or yarn weaving.

Here's a place mat your second grader can create, based on the classic frontier tradition of patchwork quilting.

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!

In this sound experiment children listen for differences as they tap on a bag of air, a bag of water, and a wooden block held up to their ears.

In this activity, have your second grader practice measuring by finding the height, weight, and length of their most treasured toy!

Magic, science, or household cleanser? Let your second grader decide with this practical, nontoxic chemistry experiment with acids and bases.

Your first or second grader will delight in creating multi-colored confetti egg smashers, traditional in Mexico, called cascarones!

Create equations in this strategic math card game. Your second or third grader can practice addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division in a new way!

In this project children practice the scientific method while playing with puffy paint.

Make this spring break a memorable one by creating a "growth" flower with your child, also great for your second grader's writing practice!

Let your second grader pay homage to an ancient Olympic tradition with this modern day Olympic wreath!

Your second grader will love this simple soda bottle race car activity. Make a ramp and customize your car for an entertaining way to learn scientific concepts.

Promote the well-being of your first or second grader's mind and body by teaching him some beginning yoga poses and techniques.

Teach your first or second grader about an important Mexican holiday, the Day of the Dead, with this traditional skeleton mask made out of a paper plate.

Peppermint creams capture the minty taste of the holiday season. Make peppermint creams with your second grader for a sweet treat or homemade holiday gift.

Here's an arts and crafts activity that has your first-grader experimenting with math concept of multiples and patterns with her own printing plate.

In this project combining nature, art, math, and science, children make rubbings of leaves then observe shapes and structures and sort the leaf images.

In this activity, your second grader will design her very own heart map to show what she's really made of.

This creamy peanut butter fudge is a great first recipe to get your first or second grader involved with because it doesn't involve any time in the oven!

This science exploration lets your first grader see how eggs can provide a perfect environment for a living, growing creature.

In this science fair experiment, children demonstrate the relationship between the amount of stuff and the amount of pressure in a closed system.

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

Here are three healthy burger recipes your second grader can help you whip up for a summer barbecue!