Games and Activities
Looking for activities to show your child the fun side of learning? From science experiments and math games to writing projects and more, we've got you covered! Use the selector on the right to browse around, or narrow your search by grade and subject area.
Students usually study for spelling tests by looking over the words and spelling them out loud. Here's a spelling game that gets the whole family involved!
Want to build the biggest, thickest bubbles around? This recipe makes bubbles that not only blow up nice and big, but do tricks and experiments! How do you do it? It's not a secret, it's science!
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Tic Tac Toe for Three Equations in a Row!
One way to “trick” your child into getting extra practice with one-step equations is to play a variation of the classic game, tic tac toe.
Playground Physics
Here is a quick experiment you can conduct at the playground to introduce or reinforce the concept of Newton's First Law, The Law of Inertia.
Reflect on Sight Words
Need to find a way to practice sight words without boring your child silly? Try putting the sight words in your child's line of sight!
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.
Understanding Headers and Subheaders
Paying attention to headers and subheaders is a great way to orient your child to the text they're tackling. Here's a great way to practice this reading comprehension skill with your child at home.
Twenty Questions: The Fact or Fiction Edition
Start a dialogue with your child to help her learn the difference between fact and opinion. One way to get the ball rolling is to play a version of "Twenty Questions."
Story Charting with Venn Diagrams
Visual tools, like Venn diagrams, help us organize information in multiple stories, in order to analyze them against each other. They're a big skill in math--but they can be very useful for young readers, too.
Make Spelling Tests Fun!
The trick to success on the weekly spelling test? Don't wait until Thursday night! Here's a breakdown of activities to help your child with his word list throughout the week.
Make a Writing Space
Improving your second grader's writing skills is a big job that must be accomplished both in school and at home. But, if broken down into smaller periods of time, writing practice doesn't have to be painful.
Go Fishing for Vowels!
This fun game will help your child learn words with r-controlled vowels and is also a great memory exercise.
