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Knowing your antonyms from your synonyms is an important part of the second grade writing curriculum, and is a real boon for vocabulary.

Write a poem with a twist! Your child can write a poem that also has a secret sentence hidden within the words of the poem.

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.

In this activity, your child will reflect on how adults can learn from kids. They will watch a TED Talk presented by a 12-year-old girl about the power of young people’s ideas and teachings, and they will generate some of their own unique ideas.

How much does 100 weigh? Play this fun guessing game with your child to commemorate the 100th day of school.

Using simple materials, children will create a movement card game that the whole family can play together.

Celebrate the spirit of Dr. King's famous "I Have a Dream" speech with this meaningful and educational art project.

This science project allows students to study the psychology of happiness.

Kids write about their favorite parts of school in 100 words to celebrate 100 days of school in this 5th grade writing activity.

How do organic materials become soil? This science experiment measures what materials biodegrade.

The meaning of Thanksgiving can sometimes get lost among the fun of food and family. Discuss the meaning of Thanksgiving with this fun activity.

Turn a real-life hero into a folklore hero. Your child can write a tall tale that makes a Davy Crockett or John Henry out of someone they personally know.

Pop up a pup tent, just like Civil War soldiers did on the battlefield.

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

This science project has students collect wood samples and invent new uses for different types of wood based on its properties.

Learn about the CUPS strategy, a useful tool for editing children's writing.

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

It's not always bad to think negatively -- step into the creative and unique world of negative space drawing!

Knowing how to use quotation marks to write character dialog is an important skill for developing writers. Here's a fun way to get your child writing speech.

In this fun experiment, we'll find out how color affects heat absorption!

Make clothing battles a thing of the past by allowing your second grader to design his own dress-up shirt out of an ultra-comfy t-shirt for New Year's.

This Labor Day, encourage your child to start thinking about jobs she'd like to learn more about and might consider for her future career.

This science fair project idea investigates if heat from direct sunlight is hotter than heat from reflected sunlight.

Have your child make a giant red poppy out of tissue paper in remembrance of the brave soldiers who served, especially those who died serving their countries.

Learn about the Bill of Rights this Presidents Day by playing a Pictionary-inspired drawing game. Players draw a right as others try to guess what it is.

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

In this social emotional learning activity, your child will play a mindful listening game and create a video or skit that teaches others about mindful listening.

In this cool physics experiment, use double plane mirrors at various angles to learn about light reflection. Then, see if you can solve a puzzling problem!

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.

Challenge your child to create a lipogram, or a piece of writing that omits one specific letter. This activity strengthens writing and language skills.