Elementary School Math Activities

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

Your child will love making this adorable clover clock that will help him learn how to tell time.

Help your kindergartener review shapes - and build early reading skills - with this creative book project.

Science fair project in which you will examine how crystals are formed by creating your own crystal using charcoal briquettes, salt, and ammonia.

In this fun science fair project, make two different scale models of our solar system using Astronomical Units and planets' relative size!

Play multiplication war, a fun card game, with your child and before long those annoying multiplication facts will be part of her mathematical skill set.

Most people assume that cold water freezes more quickly, but could that be false? Does hot water freeze faster than cold water? Let's find out!

Competitors go head-to-head only this time it's a race to figure out the lowest common multiple of two numbers; an important step to working with fractions!

Does your fifth grader need a study buddy for geometry? Forget about a tutor. Help him make his own geometry dictionary!

Try this simple activity with your child to guesstimate the age of a tree in your yard and nurture her developing math skills while you're at it!

Draw your own beautiful mandala with this easy technique that ensures symmetrical results every time!

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

In this hands-on craft project, kids will make an analog clock of their own, and then use it to learn how to tell time.

Want to ensure that your child's math knowledge stays sharp? This mean, median, and mode game is the perfect way to reinforce these essential math concepts.

Combine an introduction to shape and counting with a springtime art project by showing your kindergartener how to create a vibrant rainbow mosaic.

Help your child improve his coin counting skills in these two math games that have him race to reach $1.00.

This little chick is so cute that your child will want to make a whole flock to call her own.

Simplify fractions with your child in this fast-paced math card game.

Teach your third grader about the concepts money and purchasing with this "Mock Card Shop" activity.

Little scientists will make inferences about hearing loss, pitch, and frequency in this great science fair idea that puts the human ear to the test.

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

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

How powerful is the reaction between baking soda and vinegar? Find out here!

Practice multiplication facts by playing baseball in this fun, third grade math board game.

Here's a math activity that uses coin riddles to help your third-grader improve his coin-counting and logical thinking skills.

With this fun craft activity, your child can design and "make" his own money, for use as currency and math practice at home.

Your child will enjoy getting math practice as they use bugs in addition and subtraction problems.

For a fun family activity to introduce your child to genetics, have your child go on a search for dominant and recessive family genes!

This Pysanky egg-decorating activity is perfect for young artists. Bring a little color and creativity to any holiday with this traditional Ukrainian craft.

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