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.
Trace Your Ancestors' Routes Around the Globe
In second grade, your child will need to differentiate between things that happened long ago and things that happened yesterday. This family history activity will also help her develop map skills and practice describing locations of people, places, and environments!
Help Your Child Get Centered with Yoga
There's no reason that the physical and mental benefits of yoga should be provided to adults only! Teaching your child some simple yoga poses can help him build coordination, flexibility, and endurance.
Fitness is a Cake Walk
Keep your child healthy and active by introducing fitness games into her daily routine. A cross between a cake walk and musical chairs, this energetic game makes exercise fun.
Pour Foam-less Root Beer!
It's finally possible to get rid of that pesky foam on top of one everyone's favorite soft drinks! Invite your child to play a trick on someone by adding an extra special ingredient to a glass of root beer to prevent the foam from forming.
Warm Your Feet With Wet Wool?
Wool has some cool characteristics It can absorb up to one-third of its weight in water, while still keeping the body warm. Invite your child to test this claim by performing a wool and synthetic sock comparison!
3D Tic-Tac-Toe Toss
Here's a 3D rendition of the classic game of Tic-Tac-Toe that involves tossing and aiming bean bags to mark each player's square of choice. This entertaining game will improve your child's coordination and strategic thinking.
Create a CD Spaceship
The possibility of another life form visiting Earth is something most every child has pondered, or at least seen on TV. Your child will delight in creating her very own flying saucer from an old CD, rubber ball, tin foil, and toothpicks.
Make Hosiery Heads
Bring the fun of gardening indoors! By stuffing a simple pair of pantyhose with a few grass seeds on top, your child can grow her very own "pet." In return, gardening basics, responsibility, and creativity will be grown in your child.
Turn a Baby Food Jar Into a Pretty Votive!
This is a terrific way to recycle those baby food jars! Have your child decorate the outside of a baby food jar with glue and tissue paper or paint. Come up with creative ideas together, and make them as gifts to give away or special treasures for the home.
Learn Fraction Basics
Fractions can be intimidating and difficult to understand. Incorporate the use of fractions into familiar situations such as cooking and meals to make the concept easier for your child to grasp.
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