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

Why doesn't the ocean freeze? Students answer this question by simulating the chemical composition and temperature of arctic waters in their own home.

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!

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

Playing the Number Sentence Game with your child gives him the opportunity to practice ordering and comparing numbers using symbols.

Based on the popular "I Spy" game, this activity lets your kid practice important skills like number identification and place value.

Use a deck of playing cards to practice place value and other math concepts with your upper elementary child!

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

Get estimating with this spooky activity that asks your young mathematician to rely on their problem-solving skills to figure out how many items they believe are in spooky Halloween jars!

In this fun math activity, second graders will learn to estimate items in a jar! 

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

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

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!

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!

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

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.

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

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.

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.