2nd and 3rd Grade Activities : Page 28

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

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

Take a stab at 18th century American cooking with your kids by following this tasty recipe from one of the first colonial cookbooks.

Here's a creative way to build second grade writing skills this Easter.

Cherries usually burst with flavor, but in this science experiment they burst with osmotic pressure. This science activity will blow your curious kid's mind!

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

This Labor Day, help your child explore various occupations by discussing the tools workers use on a daily basis at their jobs.

Help your child navigate their own passion for reading with a bookmark that celebrates their favorite moments, allowing them to relive them again and again.

Help your child create a gift set perfect for all the tea drinkers in their life.

Celebrate the 100th day of school by counting and spelling your way to a "$1.00" word in this 3rd grade math and reading game.

Give your smart second grader a rich challenge with this activity that combines graphing practice with money!

Instead of buying new sunglasses this summer, why not use recycled materials to make some of your own?

Halloween is a great opportunity to look around and see faces that are funny, scary, happy and sad.

Help your child make some super cute bunny cupcakes that will be the perfect Easter dessert.

Practice writing skills and use imagination with this fun activity, where your child will write a story about what he thinks life would be like on a cloud.

Has your child ever asked you how a submarine works? Here's a simple bathtub project that will make for a hands-on answer.

Celebrate spring with a cute cut-out bug button your child can make out of colorful felt and markers!

Enjoy this kid-friendly recipe for Irish soda bread, just in time for St. Patrick's Day!

Your child can celebrate St. Patrick's Day by creating this textured clover made from tissue paper.

Transform a simple menu into a work of art! Let your child unleash her inner artist on tonight's menu for a beautiful display that the whole family can enjoy.

Learn about dehydration with a wonderful craft project that you can do together, and enjoy this unique doll for years to come!

Play this daily money game with your 2nd grade child to help his math skills.

Introduce your second grader to a fun Mexican custom by showing her how to make papel picado, a beautiful creation of cut-out tissue paper.

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

In this science fair project, students examine under what conditions individual plants release seeds and how far the seeds are released.

Help your child find a creative way to say "I love you" with this sign language card that she can give to someone special in her life.

Do you hear "I forgot" more often than you would like? Give your kid a reason to remember to wash the dishes with a fun and colorful chore checklist!

Petanque, a traditional French lawn game, is a wonderful activity to entertain groups of kids and help them learn a little bit about other cultures.

Help your child understand the scientific concept of evaporation with this fun outdoor science activity.

If your mom likes flowers, make her a sweet gift that she'll treasure with this fun craft, a pretty Pressed Flowers Card!