2nd Grade Activities : Page 3

Make a bouquet of colorful duct tape flowers in this hands-on spring craft.

Learning about how plants grow is a building block in the early grades science curriculum. Put a fun twist on this life science concept with these cup monster friends!

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

In this activity, your child will prepare for the first night of Passover by creating her own Seder plate.

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

Create a mini plant habitat with your kid to help teach him what it takes to make an ecosystem work.

If your child enjoys drawing, here's a fun way to learn about compound words that uses art as a visual aid.

Research shows that when we focus on things we are grateful for, we literally rewire our brains to focus on the positive. Help kids experience the joy of gratitude by creating trees that give thanks.

Create a giant octopus from cardboard that holds onto a sea of creatures from its tentacles!

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

How can we describe the relationship of magnetic field strength vs. distance? Kids will find out with this free science fair project idea.

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

In this activity, your child will have an opportunity to discuss what they like about themselves, and they will design a digital or physical poster that displays their talents, what they like, and images that describe themselves.

Help your learner develop her fine motor and communication skills with this fun and festive fall activity.

Reinforce your child’s understanding of geometry and 2D shapes while learning about the artist Mary Blair and her amazing contributions to many loved movies, books, and characters throughout her career.

Review fractions with your budding mathematician when you play this fun, educational math board game.

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

By incorporating natural materials and the powers of observation, your child will become a backyard naturalist while building early writing and drawing skills!

Build your child's social studies skills by making a map together.

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

Your child can use colorful construction paper to make an easy paper basket to hold some of his special things!

Prepare for some scary Halloween counting practice! This game encourages players to knock down cylinders and then add to determine their scores.

In this art project, eight petals of a flower are painted in watercolor paint using different techniques, colors, and patterns.

Play loteria, a Mexican board game! Help your child make this fun and festive game to help her build her vocabulary and have a blast while she's at it.

Take the spookiness out of spiders with this web-making activity! Your child will practice talking about and creating shapes in this Halloween craft, and learn about spiders along the way.

This project demonstrates the correspondence between the volume of water displaced by a submerged object and the volume of the object displacing it.

Make a Korean paper fan! This activity is a great way to help your child explore different cultures while she builds her fine motor and arts and crafts skills.

Kids will learn how to make a thermometer to to explore liquid density in this great science fair project. Which liquids are affected by temperature the most?

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

Roasting pumpkin seeds makes for a great Halloween activity, and a healthy snack!