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.
Bake and Decorate Star of David Cookies
The Star of David was created to honor the warrior David who would later become King. Help your child bring this symbol to life in a tasty form, by baking and decorating festive Star of David cookies.
Greet the New Year with Pebble Shakers!
Noisy shakers are a fun way to ring in the New Year! However, they often get tossed in the trash or littered in the street after just one use. Here's an environmentally-friendly alternative that uses soda cans and pebbles!
Crown a Twelfth Night King and Queen!
Here's how to make fun crowns to celebrate Twelfth Night, or to crown the Kings and Queens of Christmas!
Metric Ant Paths
A deck of playing cards will determine your ant's pace in this measurement game! Draw a card to see what number you will use. Measure that amount of centimeters on your game board. Try to reach all of the locations on your board before the other "ants," and you'll win!
Write a Letter to Santa Claus!
Forget emails! Help your child hold onto the treasured past time of letter writing by teaching her how to compose a personal letter with all the correct components. She'll love writing a real letter to her favorite Christmas icon!
Bake Jewish Apricot Rugelach Cookies
Bake these delicious rugelach cookies with your child this Hanukkah to celebrate the holiday and help her practice important math skills like fractions and measurement.
Make Recycled New Year's Confetti
Don't throw away those colorful candy wrappers! They can be cut up to make recycled confetti to celebrate the New Year.
Hang a Team of Reindeer!
When cut properly, this reindeer paper craft will end up nose to nose in a festive holiday hanging.
Host a Winter Whimsy Party
Transform your kitchen table into a winter wonderland with a cookie and cocoa party that looks freshly dusted with snow.
Make Hanukkah Star Stamps from Potatoes
Potatoes are an easy-to-use, readily available, and inexpensive material that your child can morph into her own holiday stamps! Have your child draw her own designs, or use the included graphic of the Star of David.
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