2nd and 3rd Grade Activities : Page 18

Delight your budding scientist with this cool physics magic trick and teach her some basic physics concepts while you're at it!

Enchant your garden with flower fairies and let their beauty bloom with this charming fairy craft.

This science fair project idea examines which type of insulation holds in the most heat.

Making your own glass cleaner is easy, effective and inexpensive!

In this science fair project, students discover how sedimentary layers form as sediments like mud, silt and sand settle over time.

In this social emotional learning activity, your child will hear the story Zoo Zen: A Yoga Story for Kids, learn the benefits of yoga, and create their own yoga sequence to teach someone else.

Add some artsy fun to your child's next reading adventure by letting them draw the characters.

This science fair project idea investigates how optical distances change the apparent size of an object as seen through a magnifying lens.

Many kids find themselves especially challenged by writing in third grade. Here's how you can help, using a technique called "storyboarding."

Homemade Halloween treats make great party foods for an All Hallow's Eve get together. These four homemade Halloween treats are scary-good.

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.

Check out this simple version of a pairs game that's played all over the world. It's a great way to practice estimating and predicting mathematical outcomes.

Determine if gender affects the ability to identify different smells.

Celebrate the colors of the American flag with this playful craft project!

Learn how to tell time by the sun with this cool science fair project idea that tracks how the accuracy of a sundial changes over time.

Your third grader will strengthen her hand-eye coordination as she creates and plays her very own take-anywhere pinball game!

mix and match your own creative outfits while also predicting clothing combinations -- style and statistics practice all in one!

What exactly went on in a typical dinosaur family? Travel back to the Mesozoic Era and bring out your kid's creative side with this sequencing activity.

Who says you have to buy your toys at the toy store? In this activity, you can plan and build a pretend play city entirely out of recycled materials.

The meaning of Thanksgiving can sometimes get lost among the fun of food and family. Discuss the meaning of Thanksgiving with this fun activity.

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with a rainbow card filled with three dimensional four leaf clovers!

Help second graders grasp their understanding of tall tales and practice writing with this activity by writing about their own family!

Learn how to make fairy wings with these easy instructions. See how to make fairy wings for Halloween or dress-up time.

This science fair project idea explores the egg's thin membrane.

Discover whether cold or hot water from the faucet will boil faster on the stove.

Free science fair project idea that examines the differences between cats and dogs. Analyze objective qualities rather than subjective ones.

Science fair project that determines whether lettuce that is harvested gradually yields more produce than lettuce that is harvested all at once.

Milk is made of water and fat; but how can you separate the two? Find out in this color changing milk experiment.

Nothing says fall like pumpkin soup, but it's also really good for you, with high amounts of fiber, iron, zinc and free radical busting antioxidants.

Save some money this Halloween and work out fine motor skills by helping your child make his very own computer costume.