2nd and 3rd Grade Activities : Page 7

Try adding a splash of color to editing and revising with rainbow editing.

Spark your childâs interest in epic fantasy tales with this ferocious dragon craft.

This second grade arts and crafts activity is all about caterpillars emerging from their cocoons as butterflies.

In this activity you'll use coffee...to paint! It's a wonderful way to provide your child with a hands-on experience with natural dyes.

When you cut a flower to put into a vase, it'll eventually wilt, even with water and sunshine. But is there another scientific secret to keeping flowers fresh?

Your child can cut and fold her way to lots of lovely spring tulips through the art of origami!

In this project students experiment with making music using only glasses of water.

Here's a classic celery science experiment that uses celery and food coloring to demonstrate how plants absorb water.

The moon doesn't produce its own light, so why can we see it shining in the sky? Learn about reflection and planetshine in this fun and easy science project!

Here's a fun game that you can play at home to get your child thinking about prefixes and suffixes.

Here's an Easter themed math game to reinforce your child's logical reasoning and place value skills.

This science fair project idea investigates the hardness property of minerals.

This science project teaches young students about germs, bacteria, and the importance of washing their hands. Students will test what is the best way to wash.

In this hands-on design challenge your child will make their very own Rube Goldberg Machine.

Brighten up everyone's day with this circular rainbow plate perfect for celebrating spring or St. Patrick's Day.

Work on homophones, words that sound the same, and spelling with this imaginative activity!

Crayons aren't just good for creating colorful masterpieces -- they're also great for science!

Science fair project that examines what causes thunder and why a thunderclap sounds so loud. How is lightening related to the creation of sound waves?

Enter the buzz worthy world of bee watching and find out what time bees like to wake up!

Turn learning fractions into a pizza party in this fun second grade math game.

In this free science fair project idea, we learn about surface tension and how it can support mass—in this case, a floating paper clip.

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

Is your little scientist up for a rocky challenge? Let them make their own geode rocks using eggs and epsom salts!

Math Facts Game: A mix of musical chairs and Twister meets math. Nipping multiplication problems in the bud was never this much fun!

Make your own marshmallows and mix up some very interesting third grade chemistry lessons while you're at it!

Take a break with a paper bag costume. A great rainy-day art project.

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

Have fun making recycled paper using scraps of used paper in your home with this hands-on project.

This science fair project idea investigates how color affects temperature.

In this fun science project your child will get practice following directions and getting messy as they learn all about slime!