2nd and 3rd Grade Activities : Page 52

This project will help keep your child's thoughts in order as he creates stories from the beginning all the way through to the end.

Want to reuse materials that would otherwise get tossed in the trash? Show your third grader how to get crafty with old newspaper and fabric.

What's your problem? I'll show you my math if you show me yours! Critical thinking and computation skills are the focus of this strategic math card game.

Most often, a collage is 2-dimensional, but instead of using paper as a base, this project uses an inexpensive pumpkin from the craft store.

Get fashionable with this oh-so-easy, totally customizable washi tape bracelet craft.

Pfeffernusse are spicy and sweet Christmas cookies from Germany. Make a batch of traditional pfeffernusse this holiday season.

This activity is a great way to stretch the boundaries of your child's imagination and build up important critical thinking skills.

Who wants to take a boring paper bag to school -- just to throw away as soon as the bell rings -- when you can create a reusable lunch bag out of fleece?

Crisps are the hidden gem of the homemade dessert world.

In this inspiring activity, children create and perform their very own Reader’s Theater about helping the planet!

Create your very own rubber stamp using rubber bands and cardboard. This is a simple way to create a beautiful design that can be used again and again.

Offer your child an interactive approach to understanding the different family roles and the ways in which she has impacted other members of the family.

Shake things up by introducing your child to charcoal pencils! These unique drawing tools make blending, shading, and smudging easy and fun.

Make this door curtain to brighten up your home and learn colors and patterns.

In this lesson, your child will watch a video on restorative justice, and together you will come up with ways your family can use restorative justice at home.

Children will reflect on how community service makes us better people. Then they will complete a service survey to gain a better understanding of their interests, gifts, and their potential role as a service worker in their community.

Grow these wheatgrass and alfalfa friends and watch their hair spring up in just a couple days!

In this activity, your child will explore the differences between facts and opinions. Together, you will go on a scavenger hunt in your home and play the role of detectives in search of facts.

In this activity, your child will write stories about two different people. The stories will include similarities and differences in the ways each person lives in their communities.

Find out whether soil amendments can improve soil conditions and help you grow a bigger beanstalk in this ecology experiment!

Our breath can be a helpful tool to connect with a sense of peace and calm. In this home activity, your child will practice counting breaths, hear poems about nature and mindfulness, and write their own poem.

Hearing true stories of compassionate people can be uplifting and inspiring! In this home activity, your child will hear a true story of compassion and then set goals to bring compassion to their home and/or community.

If you're trying to teach your child about waste and its impact on the environment, why not repurpose a plastic milk jug and make your own sandwich container?

In this activity, your child will learn about a style of gardening that uses moss, also called "kokedama."

Your child can help your family pet take a breather, and help herself relax, too, with this soothing activity.

Graph are a great way to organize information. Your child will get to practice graphing by creating a bar graph and a pictorial graph of her friend's names.

Turn the marks on the wall into art! Create fingerpaint flamingos, herons and ostriches with this fun craft for kids.