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

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!

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!

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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!

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

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.

Help your child sharpen time skills by creating a special day and charting each part in a detailed schedule.

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

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!

Turn learning fractions into a pizza party in this fun second grade math game.

Learning to count change can be tough! Help your child become a master money-counter with this simple game.

Thanksgiving placemats are a great craft for your kid, and a beautiful addition to the dinner table. Make Thanksgiving placemats with your kid for the holiday.

Enjoy this kid-friendly recipe for Irish soda bread, just in time for St. Patrick's Day!

This pumpkin dessert recipe tastes like pie but looks like a no-bake cookie.

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

This fun game helps children learn to estimate the most basic unit of time--a minute--without a clock.

Try this fun addition game with your second grader! Arrange playing cards to find the largest possible sums.

Work on simple addition and finding even numbers in this second-grade math card game.

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

When you rub a balloon on your head, your hair stands up; but is that true for everyone? Does hair color affect static electricity?

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

This activity is based on the popular card game, Slapjack. It's rip-roaring fun, and it reinforces the concepts of odd and even.

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