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.

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

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

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

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!

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

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?

Trying to find sums of groups of multiples is a great way to practice your addition. Be sure to double check your work. If you clear all of the cards, you win!

Help your child get comfortable with the concept of estimation, which will come in handy during everything from standardized tests to future shopping trips!

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

Create addition problems using critical thinking skills in this fun second grade math card game.

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.

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

Play this "subtraction war" card game with your second grader and watch his math facts mastery leap forward!

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

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.

Try this fun math card game and practice place value with your second grader! Decide which number is bigger in order to earn points!

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.

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

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

Grow a garden with an environmentally-friendly twist by using plant scraps that usually get thrown away.

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.

Make subtraction practice more fun with this outdoor review game that's great for beginning math learners and more advanced!