2nd Grade Activities
Looking for games and activities to keep your child busy? Second grade is all about real world applications - from math activities that teach about money, to games that develop reading comprehension, we've got fresh ideas to keep learning going long after the school bell rings.
Count 'N Catch: A Skip Counting Game
Encourage your child to practice skip counting by transforming number patterns with this fun and interactive game of catch. It will get your child moving and learning, ball in hand!
Plan Stories with The Five-Finger Technique
Got the pre-writing blues? Try this simple five-finger technique to help your second grader develop a sequenced plan for early compositions.
Make a Reading Bookmark!
This bookmark is a helpful tool to use during and after reading to remind your child of "good reader" strategies that they can use themselves. It is also kept right where it should be--inside your child's book!
Minute Math: How to Estimate Time
This fun game helps children learn to estimate the most basic unit of time--a minute--without a clock. Instead, they will use repeated activities that each last a 60 seconds to truly understand what can fit into a minute!
White Chocolate Truffles
Delicious vanilla-flavored white chocolate truffles are a favorite with any chocolate lover, and these are easy enough for a 6- to 10-year-old to try.
Make a Fragrant Sachet!
This fragrant drawer sachet keeps clothes smelling sweet, and makes for the perfect holiday gift.
Create a Treasure Candle
These homemade candles expose hidden treasure as they melt and make a great gift.
Three Crafts for Beginning Birders
Bird watching is a fun way for you and your kids to get some quality time with Mother Nature. Birds teach all kinds of biology lesson to kids of any age--from learning about different species to understanding evolution! Now all you have to do is attract the birds and watch in wonder. Here's how:
The Game of Nim
This is a simple version of a pairs game played all over the world. Similar to mancala, this game gives your little strategist the chance to estimate and predict mathematical outcomes.
The Write Stuff for Letter Composition
For the average second grader, life is packed with Big News. What better time for your child to write to Grandma, and build some crucial language skills at the same time?
