2nd and 3rd Grade Activities : Page 4

Do you think you can blow down a sand castle with a mighty wind? Find out which material stands up best to erosion in this erosion experiment.

Learn how to make a haunted house with this Halloween craft. See how to make a haunted house with a project that is fun for ghosts and ghouls alike.

This unique project will help your child learn the basics of assemblage and he'll create a perfectly festive pumpkin in the process.

To make this unique Valentine's Card, all your child will need is his creative mind, some paper, and a pencil.

Do earthworms like moisture or darkness? Find out as we explore the relationship between earthworms and light.

In this activity, your second grader will design her very own heart map to show what she's really made of.

Young scientists develop a hypothesis, conduct an experiment, and then revise their hypothesis to find out which common household liquids dissolve candy corn.

Learn whether Mylar Balloons last longer than Latex Balloons or vice versa.

Kids will learn some cool stuff about chemical reactions by determining what happens when you mix different concentrations of hydrogen peroxide and yeast.

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

These homemade Valentine's Day cards offer a heartfelt greeting for a special friend. Our homemade Valentine's Day cards feature hearts and a funny message.

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!

In this design challenge, your child will create a parachute for a small toy using typical household items.

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

While your cells are much too small to see without a microscope, you can create the look of a cell in your very own home with just an egg and vinegar!

Kids will make a beautiful rainbow in a jar and learn what enables different types of liquids to remain distinct in separate layers.

Parts of speech can be a difficult and dreary concept for many kids, but you can quickly turn that feeling around with this fun game.

How does rust form? Kids will learn about the roles oxygen, water, and electrons play in rust chemistry in this cool science fair project idea.

This easy and inexpensive paper towel science project introduces kids to important physical concepts like cohesion, adhesion, and capillarity.

Reinforce your child’s understanding of the alphabet by helping them construct all of the letters using pipe cleaners.

Make an initiation shield like the ones from the Kikuyu tribe in Africa for an art project.

Encourage a spirit of giving and sharing with this meaningful tzedakah box craft project. 

This activity will put those Halloween treats to good use by using candy corn to help your child with her subtraction skills.

What’s the best part of fall? Pumpkins! Use this easy recipe to help your child make some delicious smelling pumpkin play dough. They can use their math skills to measure and mix and then have hours of fun playing!

Help your kindergarten science maven explore the water cycle without getting everything wet.

Do you love to make Jell-O? Find out in this science fair project idea if it is possible to make Jell-O with just warm water.

An ancient form of writing gets new life in an activity designed to help your child read understand what life was like for early Native Americans.

This costume wig is a simple craft that will result in a great item for Halloween, dress up, or pretend play. Make a yarn costume wig with your child.

On Father's Day, delight Dad--and stretch your early reader, too!--with this adorable ABC book of "Fun with Dad."

Teach your child Morse code, and a little bit of history that she'll pick up in a flash!