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Measuring and mixing is half the fun with these Irish oatmeal cookies, and it's a great way to introduce your second grader to cooking and kitchen tools.

This science fair project idea investigates how optical distances change the apparent size of an object as seen through a magnifying lens.

Practice measurement using centimeters in this fun math race designed for your second grade student!

Get your child excited about measuring with this fun and easy household measurements activity.

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

Here's a fun math and science activity: help your child explore four different kinds of measurement, using their hand and a few simple household tools.

This Labor Day, help your child explore various occupations by discussing the tools workers use on a daily basis at their jobs.

Shake things up by introducing your child to charcoal pencils! These unique drawing tools make blending, shading, and smudging easy and fun.

Your second grader will get great measuring practice as she helps you make this rich and creamy green dip!

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

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.

This Mother's Day, help your child practice math measurement skills with this "mom" recipe card.

Children will learn all about cause and effect as they experiment with potion-making in this Halloween themed activity.

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

Enjoy some autumn fun, and develop measurement skills with this sweet-smelling fall art project.

Bring the Star of David symbol to life by baking and decorating festive sugar cookies for Hanukkah!

Pizza for breakfast? Celebrate Father's Day with a fun filled cooking treat.

This science fair project will help students learn about non-vascular plants, such as mosses.

Is your little scientist up for a rocky challenge? Let them make their own geode rocks using eggs and epsom salts!

Encourage your child to eat nutritiously by having them build this delicious summer fruit cone!

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

Make subtraction practice more fun with this outdoor review game that's great for beginning math learners and more advanced!

This gooey, squishy recipe will introduce your second grader to the world of measurements without seeming like a lesson or a chore.

Get your hands on a concoction that breaks the rules about what's a solid and what's a liquid.

Spice up your everyday vase with this fun craft adding colorful layers of beans to a regular vase. The beans add beauty and function, helping prop up flowers.

Turn your child's favorite fruits and vegetables into an edible necklace!

Pfeffernusse are spicy and sweet Christmas cookies from Germany. Make a batch of traditional pfeffernusse this holiday season.

Put your second grade scientist to work this Fourth of July with our colorful "liquid fireworks" project!

This simple and fun project introduces kids to the art of pottery and offers them a glimpse into how ancient peoples created the very first Neolithic pottery.

Turn sweet treats into miniature masterpieces with this candy melting activity!