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Creating number patterns with pencil and paper can be dull, but creating hopscotch pattern can bring exciting math learning!

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

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.

Take paper football to the next level by creating a "field" with objects from around the house. A great indoor and rainy-day activity.

Take the spookiness out of spiders with this web-making activity! Your child will practice talking about and creating shapes in this Halloween craft, and learn about spiders along the way.

This game provides your child with the opportunity to create, write, and read numbers.

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!

Declare a "Pocket Day" in your house and help your child practice his addition skills as he counts how many pockets the family is wearing that day!

Make counting coins make "cents" to your second grader while giving her the chance to practice her math skills by playing this fun game with her.

Tangrams are a kindergarten staple, but now it's time to take them to the next level! Get your child started on geometry with this tangram puzzle.

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

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

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!

Recycle old materials to create a fun, brain-teasing maze toy that also strengthens your child's math reasoning skills.

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

The objective of this science fair project is to examine the effects of temperature on salt and water solutions, as they form crystals over time.

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

Here's a thought-provoking activity to make new vocabulary words "stick" in the mind of your young learner.

Engage your children with this fun fall activity that integrates math and science. First, your child will excavate to find leaves. Next, they'll examine them to determine the colors. Then, your child will graph their findings.

How do animals keep warm? In this experiment, find out whether fat insulation resists cold temperatures and learn how this works in the animal kingdom.

The next time you've got a restless second grade earth scientist on your hands, use this experiment to demonstrate crystals and make a tasty treat, too!

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

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!

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

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

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

Get back into school with this exciting architecture exploration! In this craft activity your child will research, draw, and build his own school.

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