2nd and 3rd Grade Activities : Page 13

Chinese New Year is a time when many different luck-bringing rituals are performed. In this activity your child will create a lucky trinket.

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

Indulge in an American classic with a twist and seize the opportunity to cook with your child, helping her build those math and social studies skills.

Create a unique gift that is as useful as it is gorgeous by using eggshells, tempera paint and glue.

Here's an activity to help your child create her very own time capsule to unearth and open in one, five, or even ten years later!

Science fair project that examines how winter storms form and the relationship between temperature, moisture and snow.

This fun geometry game requires players to use measurement, find perimeter, and draw polygons. It's great for a fourth grade math student!

Help your second grader understand compound words by doing this fast, goofy three legged race.

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

Bend, twist, squish and press a paper bag into a tree! Once it's finished, your child's Halloween tree will look like it came right out of a scary fairy tale.

Nature is the greatest teacher, and you can help facilitate the lesson! Here's how to create a supply backpack to get your kid ready for science action!

Kids construct a single fixed pulley system to learn how pulleys can make work easier in this cool physics and engineering science fair project idea.

Use adorable animal photos from books or magazines to make these simple valentines that can be given to classmates or friends.

Did you ever add salt to pasta? Did it help cook the pasta faster? If not, find out in this science fair project idea.

What's the best way to make DIY compost? Kids will learn about aerobic and anaerobic decomposition while learning to appreciate the value of composting.

Make your own marshmallows and mix up some very interesting third grade chemistry lessons while you're at it!

There's no better way to show mom you love her than with the tried and true breakfast in bed routine. Make whole wheat waffles along with a vase just for mom.

Make cleaning fun with a duster made from a decorated tube sock.

Let your second grader pay homage to an ancient Olympic tradition with this modern day Olympic wreath!

Do you think you could walk around upside down -- with your feet in the air and your head on the ground?

In this social emotional learning activity, your child will play a mindful listening game and create a video or skit that teaches others about mindful listening.

Spiders don't go to grocery stores or fast food chains to get their food -- they set up traps and wait for their food to come to them!

Whether your child is celebrating a great American holiday or simply feeling patriotic, this american flag craft is sure to please your little artist.

Your third grader will be amazed at the explosive combination of vinegar and baking soda in these chocolate volcano cupcakes with white chocolate "lava."

In this project, build an insect model that shows how the head, thorax, and abdomen fit together! Learn insect anatomy by constructing a paper mache critter.

Whatever the season, celebrate greenery and growth by helping your child study some delightful spring words.

This classic children's game-connecting two cups with a string-demonstrates sound's ability to travel through air vs through a solid.

This science fair project idea investigates how the shape of an object affects drag.

Show your third grader how to string together a pretty, decorative harp.

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