2nd and 3rd Grade Activities : Page 32

This writing activity to get your third grader to combine the fun of poetry with the excitement of celebrating a birthday.

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

With this activity, your third grader will get experience with informational writing, and your Thanksgiving guests will leave with a keepsake to cherish!

Frida Kahlo was a famous Mexican painter. In this activity, your child can put pick up a paintbrush and create a self-portrait inspired by this renowned artist.

This year, celebrate Father's Day with three hilarious outdoor family games.

Play with balance and simple engineering as you hurry to create a sturdy rock tower.

Kids will make predictions about cricket behavior by conducting this fun and easy experiment which simulates different environments for crickets.

Want to make Halloween truly eerie? Science to the rescue! These ghouly hands come alive with a little help from simple chemistry.

Party noise makers help you ring in the New Year loud and proud. These party noise makers are eco-friendly and festive for your holiday celebration.

This year, ditch the boxed caramel corn and spend some quality time in the kitchen making your own!

Help your child apply his math skills the next time you cook a family meal similar to one you'd buy at a restaurant.

Do something totally unique and new with a pumpkin this year! Practice designing patterns with stripes, zigzags, or geometric shapes. The sky's the limit!

Delight your second grader (and his best friend!) by showing him how to make a friendship collage jar project for someone special this holiday season.

Help your child learn grammar the fun way with this engaging clothespin game!

Take advantage of the upcoming Irish holiday, Saint Patrick's Day, to encourage your third grader to flex his poetry muscles and come up with a haiku.

Get ready for leftovers with an adorable turkey lunch bag! This recycled craft is a great way to remind everyone how much fun they had on Thanksgiving.

Learn all about Misty Copeland, a famous African American ballerina with this hands-on, colorful art project!

Get fired up for the new school year with a "Back-to-School Calendar" you and your child can make at home.

Create your very own Sleep Book filled with a menagerie of made-up nonsense creatures and discover how different animals catch some zzz's.

Grandparents are always wondering what to get kids for their birthdays. Try out this idea: a list of 10 little-known facts about Grandma or Grandpa.

This year on Mother's Day, try this gift project that brings together an appreciation for gardening with a hands-on lesson in art history.

Are you looking for a fun pool game that doesn't require a lot of heavy accessories? Try Steal the Bacon, a creative form of tag your child is sure to love.

Teach your little one to appreciate all the best things in life with a keepsake Thanksgiving plate.

Not only a fun way to practice sewing, felt cupcakes make great gifts, party decorations, and doll accessories once theyâre finished

Kids get to play mad scientist in this wacky drawing game that's a great way to help kids to mellow out after the high-energy antics of recess.

Help your child to create a familiar favorite from a book or series he adores out of papier-mache. Exercise your child's imagination and language arts skills.

Invite children to create a Fourth of July centerpiece with this simple craft activity!

This project explores whether nails, toothpicks, straws, or pen nibs are best for applying ink to paper.

This science project explores the concept of being opaque or clear. Can you make something clear opaque? Or something opaque clear?

Help your second grade scientist explore the timely topic of wind speed using a version of the classic Beaufort Scale.