2nd Grade Math Activities

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

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

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.

Get estimating with this spooky activity that asks your young mathematician to rely on their problem-solving skills to figure out how many items they believe are in spooky Halloween jars!

This activity will put those Halloween treats to good use by using candy corn to help your child with her subtraction skills.

This project determines whether Styrofoam, paper, or plastic cups are best for preventing ice from melting.

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

Learning to count change can be tough! Help your child become a master money-counter with this simple game.

Help your child improve his coin counting skills in these two math games that have him race to reach $1.00.

Have your child construct his own Christmas tree from construction paper while cutting, overlapping and measuring to create an adorable modern design.

For most second graders, a good secret code is just about irresistible. Here's one that builds math facts while you're at it!

This game is the perfect way to prepare your child for any shopping adventures you may embark upon, all while practicing important math concepts.

When you rub a balloon on your head, your hair stands up; but is that true for everyone? Does hair color affect static electricity?

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?

This simple heat transfer experiment is a great introduction to the concepts of heat transfer and conduction.

Transform your kitchen table into a winter wonderland with a cookie and cocoa party that looks freshly dusted with snow.

Countries all around the world have been using the abacus for thousands of years to make math easier. Have your kid make his own abacus to practice arithmetic.

Here's a thought-provoking activity to make new vocabulary words "stick" in the mind of your young learner.

Thanksgiving placemats are a great craft for your kid, and a beautiful addition to the dinner table. Make Thanksgiving placemats with your kid for the holiday.

How do animals keep warm? In this experiment, find out whether fat insulation resists cold temperatures and learn how this works in the animal kingdom.

Playing a tactile game with multiplication will help your child get a better grasp of basic math concepts and transform your kid into a master multiplier.

The objective of this science fair project is to examine the effects of temperature on salt and water solutions, as they form crystals over time.

In this fun math activity, second graders will learn to estimate items in a jar! 

Play a game of "restaurant" to reinforce real-world applications of counting and using money.

Create equations in this strategic math card game. Your second or third grader can practice addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division in a new way!

Learn about coins and their value by making an animal piggy bank. Here's how to make a lion, pig, or sheep bank!

Help your second grader to a better understanding of how to count and represent money with age old game of tic-tac-toe.

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

Here's a fun math and science activity: help your child explore four different kinds of measurement, using their hand and a few simple household tools.

Run, jump, and skip your way to physical fitness as your exercise with dice! It's a perfect party or family game.