2nd Grade English Language Arts Activities

Craft a paper rocket in this hands-on activity inspired by the life of Mae Jemison!

Use a deck of playing cards to practice place value and other math concepts with your upper elementary child!

It's always good to have a little help during the holiday. Show your child how to set a table setting and then help him create a placemat map.

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

Here is a fun holiday exercise to reinforce your grade-schooler's understanding of adjectives from adverbs while she's away on winter break!

In this design thinking activity, your child will choose an animal to research, learn about the animal’s habitat, and then replicate the animal's habitat using household items.

This 'handy' Thanksgiving wreath gets your child to focus on things he's grateful for all year. Create a Thanksgiving wreath with your child this November.

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

Children research and make a timeline of an inspiring woman in this biography activity.

Write a letter to Santa and bring back the lost art of letter writing. Learn how to write a carefully crafted wishlist using proper letter form.

Make a wanted poster of a villain from a favorite book or fairy tale in this fun reading comprehension activity!

Greek mythology offers up some of the most epic tales ever. This Greek mythology tree activity introduces him to some of the main characters in Greek mythology.

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

This fall-themed drawing game is a great way to introduce your kid to some of the important symbols of the fall season.

Inspire a love for the written word by creating an illustrated nature poetry book with your kids.

Help Mother's Day feel special for weeks and months ahead, while giving your child some good writing practice, too.

Help your second grader grasp the concept of verb tenses with this silly card game!

Holiday thank you cards show friends and family that you appreciate them. Make a batch of holiday thank you cards with your child this winter.

Get creative with this engaging activity where kids are asked to create their own pumpkin person and tap into their creative writing skills! Include all family members by having them create their very own pumpkin people.

St. Patrick's Day may be all about the 'luck" of the Irish, but this project encourages your child to share her personal experience with luck.

Before your crafty kid moves on to sewing needles and thread, help her create a beautiful cross-stitch pattern with markers!

Ask your kids to write these one-sentence "Holiday Wishes." Without realizing it, they'll be building third grade Language Arts skills.

A strong vocabulary helps your little one with all school subjects. With this scrambled words game, they won't mind brushing up on vocab and learning new words.

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

Help your child create an autumn poem full of colorful sensory details.

Parents can help their children at home by using a dialogue journal to model good writing.

Those second grade spelling lists may be getting serious, but that's no reason to stop having fun. Here's a high-energy hopscotch game to try.

Celebrate the fiery colors of fall with a charming tree and a pile of wordy leaves.

This homemade educational travel game will keep your young child entertained and learning reading, writing, shapes and colors. All you need is a tissue box!

Send your child on a table of contents treasure hunt to help build basic research skills! Navigating a book is a skill that is sure to come in handy later on.